Effects of lifestyle habits and eating meals together with the family on the prevalence of obesity among school children in Tokushima, Japan: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey

Journal of Medical Investigation

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 71-77

  Yuasa, Kyoko ^a   Sei, Masako ^a   Takeda, Eiji ^a   Ewis, Ashraf A ^a   Munakata, Hokuma ^a   Onishi, Chiemi ^a   Nakahori, Yutaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Eating with family; Lifestyle habits; Obesity; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DIET; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; SUMMER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 43149118763     PISSN: 13431420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2152/jmi.55.71     Document Type: Article

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