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Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Adiposity and Body Fat Distribution: Implications for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

Jean-Pierre Després  and
Benoît Lamarche
Jean-Pierre Després*
Affiliation:
Lipid Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Benoît Lamarche
Affiliation:
Lipid Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada
*
Address correspondence to: Jean-Pierre Després, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Director, Lipid Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, CHUL, 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Ste-Foy, Quebec, CanadaG1V 4G2.
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 137 - 159
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