Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 44, Issue 11 , Pages 1413-1416 , November 1995

The effects of weight reduction to ideal body weight on body fat distribution

  • Rosa G. Hendler

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Rosa G. Hendler, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Fitkin 103, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06520-8020.
    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Metabolism Unit, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Miles Pharmaceutical Division, West Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Stephen L. Welle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Metabolism Unit, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Miles Pharmaceutical Division, West Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Marcia C. Statt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Metabolism Unit, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Miles Pharmaceutical Division, West Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Roger Barnard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Metabolism Unit, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Miles Pharmaceutical Division, West Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • John M. Amatruda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Endocrine Metabolism Unit, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Miles Pharmaceutical Division, West Haven, CT, USA

Received 29 July 1994 ,Accepted 21 March 1995.

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☆ Supported by National Institutes of Health Grants No. DK40816, RR00044, and RR000125.

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