A nutrition and physical activity intervention promotes weight loss and enhances diet attitudes in low-income mothers of young children

Nutrition Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-20

  Jordan, Kristine C ^a   Freeland Graves, Jeanne H ^a   Klohe Lehman, Deborah M ^a   Cai, Guowen ^a   Voruganti, V Saroja ^a   Proffitt, J Michael ^a   Nuss, Henry J ^a   Milani, Tracey J ^a   Bohman, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income; Mothers; Nutrition attitudes; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 38049138664     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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