Individual weight change is associated with household food security status

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1395-1400

  Wilde, Parke E ^a   Peterman, Jerusha N ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Obesity; Weight change; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33646387696     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.5.1395     Document Type: Article

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