Prevalence of overweight and obesity, and dieting attitudes among Caucasian and African American college students in Eastern North Carolina: A cross-sectional survey

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-42

  Sira, Natalia ^a   Pawlak, Roman ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dieting; Ethnicity; Gender; Obesity; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955428481     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2010.4.1.36     Document Type: Article

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