Perceived weight status, overweight diagnosis, and weight control among US adults: The NHANES 2003-2008 Study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1063-1070

  Yaemsiri, S ^a   Slining, M M ^b   Agarwal, S K ^a,c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; body image; NHANES; perceived weight status; weight control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 80051592550     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.229     Document Type: Article

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