Are unrealistic weight loss goals associated with outcomes for overweight women?

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 569-576

  Linde, Jennifer A ^a   Jeffery, Robert W ^a   Finch, Emily A ^a   Ng, Debbie M ^a   Rothman, Alexander J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychosocial factors; Treatment outcomes; Weight loss goals; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 3042578019     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.65     Document Type: Article

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