Paradoxical effects of fruit on obesity

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Sharma, Satya P ^a   Chung, Hea J ^b   Kim, Hyeon J ^c   Hong, Seong T ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Seonam University   (South Korea)

^c Jinis Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti obesity; Fruit; Obesity; Pro obesity

Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TRACE ELEMENT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FRUCTOSE;

APPLE JUICE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GRAPEFRUIT; GRAPEFRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; KIWIFRUIT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OBESITY; POMEGRANATE JUICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SATIETY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUCTOSE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; OBESITY;

EID: 84991672365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8100633     Document Type: Review

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