Temporal changes in trying to lose weight and recommended weight-loss strategies among overweight and obese Americans, 1996-2003

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 158-164

  Baradel, Lesley A ^a   Gillespie, Cathleen ^a   Kicklighter, Jana R ^a   Doucette, Michele M ^a   Penumetcha, Meera ^a   Blanck, Heidi M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index; Health surveys; Obesity; Overweight; Recommendations; United States; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALORIC RESTRICTION; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349293618     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.030     Document Type: Article

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