Food-related behavior, physical activity, and dietary intake in First Nations1 - A population at high risk for diabetes

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-349

  Ho, Lara ^a   Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Sharma, Sangita ^b   Cao, Xia ^b   Treuth, Margarita ^c   Rimal, Rajiv ^a   Ford, Elizabeth ^d   Harris, Stewart ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetes prevention; Diet; First Nations; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BODY MASS; DIABETES; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE; HEALTH RISK; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 49549105316     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850701882936     Document Type: Article

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