An environmental intervention to prevent excess weight gain in African-American students: A pilot study

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 340-343

  Newton, Robert L ^a   Han, Hongmei ^a   Anton, Stephen D ^b   Martin, Corby K ^a   Stewart, Tiffany M ^a   Lewis, Leslie ^c   Champagne, Catherine M ^a   Sothern, Melinda ^d   Ryan, Donna ^a   Williamson, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Office of Public Health   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Children; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77953253355     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.08031224     Document Type: Article

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