Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men

Abstract

Specific dietary and lifestyle factors are independently associated with long-term weight gain, with a substantial aggregate effect and implications for strategies to prevent obesity. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health and others.).

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MedicineWeight gainTerm (time)GerontologyWeight lossDemographyObesityBody weightInternal medicine

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Year: 2011
Type: review
Volume: 364
Issue: 25
Pages: 2392-2404
Citations: 2458
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                                    Dariush Mozaffarian, 
                                
                                    Tao Hao, 
                                
                                    Eric B. Rimm
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 364
                            (25)
                            , 2392-2404.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1014296
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1014296