Ethnic differences in preferences for female weight and waist-to-hip ratio: A comparison of African-American and White American college and community samples

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-198

  Freedman, Rachel E K ^a   Carter, Michele M ^a   Sbrocco, Tracy ^b   Gray, James J ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Female weight; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATING; MORPHOMETRICS; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2342590635     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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