Yo-Yo dieting in African American women: Weight cycling and health

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-280

  Osborn, Robyn L ^a   Forys, Kelly L ^b   Psota, Tricia L ^a   Sbrocco, Tracy ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Blood pressure; Weight cycling; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; OBESITY; SELF ESTEEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, REDUCING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 80054907670     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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