Diana M.Thomas,Andrew Brown,John A Dawson,Peng Li,Steven B.Heymsfield,David B.Allison

• 1:Department of Mathematics
• 2: Montclair State University
• 3:Office of Energetics and Nutrition Obesity Research Center
• 4: University of Alabama at Birmingham

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<正>14,November,2014Dear Editor:Given the tremendous need for effective weight loss treatments,we read with interest the paper by Yan et al.[1]and were intrigued by the reported finding that a form of massage produced weight loss in a randomized controlled trial.

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作者(Author): Diana M.Thomas,Andrew Brown,John A Dawson,Peng Li,Steven B.Heymsfield,David B.Allison

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