Prevalence of overweight misperception and weight control behaviors among normal weight adolescents in the United States

Prevalence of overweight misperception and weight control behaviors among normal weight adolescents in the United States

Weight perceptions and weight control behaviors have been documented with underweight and overweight adolescents, yet limited information is available on normal weight adolescents. This study investigates the prevalence of overweight misperceptions and weight control behaviors among normal weight ad...

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Main Authors:	Kathleen S. Talamayan, Andrew E. Springer, Steven H. Kelder, Emmanuel C. Gorospe, Karen A. Joye
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:	The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.70

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