Weight loss practices and body weight perceptions among US College students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 579-584

  Wharton, Christopher M ^a,c   Adams, Troy ^b   Hampl, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a Department of Nutrition ^*

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image distortion; College students; Diet; Exercise; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 42349090373     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.56.5.579-584     Document Type: Article

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