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Claude Bouchard

Researcher at Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Publications -  1105
Citations -  121841

Claude Bouchard is an academic researcher from Pennington Biomedical Research Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Obesity. The author has an hindex of 153, co-authored 1076 publications receiving 115307 citations. Previous affiliations of Claude Bouchard include Texas A&M University & University of Texas at Austin.

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Physical Activity and Public Health: A Recommendation From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine

Russell R. Pate, +19 more
- 01 Feb 1995 - 
TL;DR: Every US adult should accumulate 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week.
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Effects of bariatric surgery on mortality in Swedish obese subjects.

Lars Sjöström, +22 more
- 23 Aug 2007 - 
TL;DR: Bariatric surgery for severe obesity is associated with long-term weight loss and decreased overall mortality.
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Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summary

F. X. Pi-Sunyer, +33 more
- 01 Jan 1998 - 

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

Adam E. Locke, +481 more
TL;DR: This paper conducted a genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI), a measure commonly used to define obesity and assess adiposity, in up to 339,224 individuals.
Book

Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity

Robert M. Malina, +2 more
TL;DR: This book introduces the Basics of Growth, Maturation, and Performance, and discusses age- and sex-Associated Variation in Growth and Performance.