Ideal weight and weight satisfaction: Association with health practices

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-463

  Kuk, Jennifer L ^a   Ardern, Chris I ^a   Church, Timothy S ^b   Hebert, James R ^c   Sui, Xuemei ^c   Blair, Steven N ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Body weight; Body weight changes; Diet; Motor activity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIET; LIFE TABLE; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; WALKING; WEIGHT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOGGING; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68149180043     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp135     Document Type: Article

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