Modeling body mass variation: incorporating social influence into calculations of caloric intake and energy expenditure.

Variations in individual body mass and composition have long been a key focus in the health sciences, particularly now that overweight and obesity are considered as public health problems. We study a mathematical model that describes body mass variations which are determined by the energy balance be...

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Main Authors: Ana María Hernández-Hernández, Rodrigo Huerta-Quintanilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4219765?pdf=render