Yoga and pilates: Associations with body image and disordered-eating behaviors in a population-based sample of young adults

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 276-280

  Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a   Eisenberg, Marla E ^a,b   Wall, Melanie ^a   Loth, Katie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body satisfaction; Disordered eating; Eating disorders; Mind body; Obesity; Pilates; Weight; Yoga; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILATES; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; WEIGHT CONTROL; YOGA;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; YOGA;

EID: 79952681707     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20858     Document Type: Article

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