Who does not gain weight? Prevalence and predictors of weight maintenance in young women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1570-1578

  Ball, K ^a   Brown, W ^b   Crawford, D ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diet; Prevalence; Sedentary behaviour; Weight gain; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0036958096     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802150     Document Type: Article

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