Self-perceived body image, dissatisfaction with body weight and nutritional status of Brazilian adolescents: a nationwide study

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the agreement and risk factors for underestimation and overestimation between nutritional status and self-perceived body image and to assess the prevalence and associated factors for dissatisfaction with body weight among Brazilian adolescents. M...

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Main Authors: Milene Moehlecke, Carina Andriatta Blume, Felipe Vogt Cureau, Christian Kieling, Beatriz D. Schaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755718305035