Weight underestimation and body size dissatisfaction among black African adults with obesity: Implications for health promotion
Background: Body image perception has an impact on modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, lifestyle and psychological health in many populations. Aim: To assess weight discordance (underestimating own weight) and body size dissatisfaction (perceiving body size as either ‘too small’ or ‘too la...
Main Authors: | Kufre J. Okop, Naomi Levitt, Thandi Puoane |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
AOSIS
2019-10-01
|
Series: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/2022 |
Similar Items
-
Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study
by: Kufre Joseph Okop, et al.
Published: (2016-04-01) -
Factors Associated with Excessive Body Fat in Men and Women: Cross-Sectional Data from Black South Africans Living in a Rural Community and an Urban Township.
by: Kufre Joseph Okop, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01) -
Weight underestimation for adults in Beijing and its association with chronic disease awareness and weight management
by: Kai Fang, et al.
Published: (2018-09-01) -
Body Size Estimation from Early to Middle Childhood: Stability of Underestimation, BMI, and Gender Effects
by: Silje Steinsbekk, et al.
Published: (2017-11-01) -
Underestimation of overweight weight status in children and adolescents aged 0‐19 years: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
by: Abrar Alshahrani, et al.
Published: (2021-12-01)