Obesity is rarely healthy

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 678-679

  Lavie, Carl J ^a   Deedwania, Prakash ^b   Ortega, Francisco B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PROFITH PROmoting FITness Health through Physical Activity Research Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NOTE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; FEMALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85047618305     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30143-8     Document Type: Note

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