Health risks, past usage, and intention to use weight loss products in normal weight women with high and low body dysphoria

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-123

  Whisenhunt, B L ^a   Williamson, D A ^a   Netemeyer, R G ^b   Andrews, C ^c  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertisements; Body concerns; Eating disorders; Media; Weight loss products

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; SIBUTRAMINE; SUCROSE; SUCROSE POLYESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; FAT SUBSTITUTE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CYCLOBUTANES; FAT SUBSTITUTES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MASS MEDIA; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SUCROSE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0141782331     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325000     Document Type: Article

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