Obesity Concerns, Weight Satisfaction and Characteristics of Female Dieters: A Study on Female Taiwanese College Students

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 194-200

  Wong, Yueching ^a   Huang, Yi Chia ^a  

^a Chungshan Medical and Dental College   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dieting; Female college students; Weight perception; Weight satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; WEIGHT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032947516     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1999.10718850     Document Type: Article

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