Physical activity and obesity: what we know and what we need to know*

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1226-1244

  Chin, S H ^a   Kahathuduwa, C N ^a,b   Binks, M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; obesity; resistance exercise; weight loss

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; EXERCISE;

CALORIC RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84991442245     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12460     Document Type: Article

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