Similarities and Differences between Weight Loss Maintainers and Regainers: A Qualitative Analysis

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-505

  Reyes, Naomi R ^a   Oliver, Tracy L ^a,b   Klotz, Alicia A ^a   LaGrotte, Caitlin A ^a,d   Vander Veur, Stephanie S ^a   Virus, Amy ^a,c   Bailer, Brooke A ^a,e   Foster, Gary D ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dental School of Philadelphia   (United States)

^d LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Health behavior; Weight loss maintenance

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84859043131     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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