Sex Differences in Dieting Trends, Eating Habits, and Nutrition Beliefs of a Group of Midwestern College Students

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1673-1677

  Davy, Sarah R ^a   Benes, Beverly A ^a   Driskell, Judy A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIET FADS; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, REDUCING; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33748801775     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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