Effects of exercise during the holiday season on changes in body weight, body composition and blood pressure

Stevenson J. L., Krishnan S., Stoner M. A., Goktas Z., Cooper J. A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.67, no.9, pp.944-949, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.98
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.944-949
  • Keywords: holiday, weight gain, body composition, exercise, physical activity, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, OBESITY EPIDEMIC, PUBLIC-HEALTH, OVERWEIGHT, GAIN, COLLEGE, ADULTS, POLICY, WOMEN
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Identifying critical periods of greater weight gain could provide useful information to combat the obesity epidemic. We tested whether body weight (BW), body fat percentage (BF%) and blood pressure (BP) changed during the holiday season (thanksgiving to new year's day) and the impact of regular exercise on these parameters.