Feasibility of a partial meal replacement plan for weight loss in low-income patients

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1575-1579

  Huerta, S ^a,b   Li, Z ^a   Li, H C ^a   Hu, M S ^a   Yu, C A ^a   Heber, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income; Meal replacement; Nutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LOW CALORY DIET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 9444280128     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802792     Document Type: Article

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