A War on Obesity, Not the Obese.
From: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, 1230 New York Avenue, New York, NY 10021. USA. friedj@mail.rockefeller.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
- Publish Date: Feb 2003
- ISSN: 1095-9203
- Volume: 299
- Issue: 5608
- Pages: 856-8
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Friedman Jeffrey M, et al. A War on Obesity, Not the Obese.. Science Feb 2003;299:856-8
Abstract
In their efforts to lose weight, obese individuals may be fighting a powerful set of evolutionary forces honed in an environment drastically different from that of today.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adipose Tissue, Body Mass Index, Body Weight, Diet, Energy Intake, Energy Metabolism, Feeding Behavior, Female, Genes, Homeostasis, Humans, Hunger, Incidence, Leptin, Life Style, Male, Obesity, Public Health, Selection (Genetics), United States, Weight Loss
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