Body Weight

Known as: weighting, Weight, Body, Weights, Body 
The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Effects of low glycaemic index/low glycaemic load vs. high glycaemic index/ high glycaemic load diets on overweight/obesity and associated risk factors in children and adolescents: a systematic…
The objective of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the available literature data investigating… (More)
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Consequences of smoking for body weight, body fat distribution, and insulin resistance.
Our aim was to critically evaluate the relations among smoking, body weight, body fat distribution, and insulin resistance as… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Effect of weight loss by gastric bypass surgery versus hypocaloric diet on glucose and incretin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
CONTEXT Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) results in rapid weight loss, improvement of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and increase in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
High protein intake sustains weight maintenance after body weight loss in humans
BACKGROUND: A relatively high percentage of energy intake as protein has been shown to increase satiety and decrease energy… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Relation between changes in intakes of dietary fiber and grain products and changes in weight and development of obesity among middle-aged women.
BACKGROUND Although increased consumption of dietary fiber and grain products is widely recommended to maintain healthy body… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Changes in weight, body composition, and factors influencing energy balance among premenopausal breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy.
PURPOSE Weight gain is a common problem among breast cancer patients who receive adjuvant chemotherapy (CT). We undertook a study… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The paradox of low body mass index and high body fat percentage among Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between body fat percentage and body mass index (BMI) in three different ethnic groups in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Recombinant leptin for weight loss in obese and lean adults: a randomized, controlled, dose-escalation trial.
CONTEXT The protein hormone leptin is important to the homeostatic regulation of body weight. Treatment with exogenous leptin may… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Left ventricular mass and body size in normotensive children and adults: assessment of allometric relations and impact of overweight.
OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the most appropriate method to normalize left ventricular mass for body size… (More)
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Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Ventricular volumes and body weight in mammals.
HOLT, J. P., E. A. RHODE, AND H. KINES. Ventricular volumes and body weight in mammals. Am. J. Physiol. 215(3) : 704-715. 1968… (More)
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