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Increasing prevalence of overweight among US adults. The National Health and Nutrition …


RJ Kuczmarski, KM Flegal, SM Campbell, CL … - Jama, 1994 - Am Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE--To examine trends in overweight prevalence and body mass index of the
US adult population. DESIGN--Nationally representative cross-sectional surveys
with an in-person interview and a medical examination, including ...
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Prevalence of attempting weight loss and strategies for controlling weight


MK Serdula, AH Mokdad, DF Williamson, DA … - Jama, 1999 - Am Med Assoc
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The dieting maelstrom: Is it possible and advisable to lose weight?

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KD Brownell, J Rodin - American Psychologist, 1994 - psycnet.apa.org
An impassioned debate over the virtues and dangers of dieting is polarizing the
field and diverts attention from key issues. Dieting clearly has costs and, for
some, has the potential for benefit. The primary challenges are (a) to ...
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[PDF] Exercise-induced reduction in obesity and insulin resistance in women: a randomized …


R Ross, I Janssen, J Dawson, AM Kungl, JL … - Obesity research, 2004 - eurodieet.eu
Introduction The escalation in the prevalence of obesity in both men and women
(1,2) represents a major public health problem and reinforces the need to
develop effective treatment strat- egies. Although caloric restriction ...
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Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program: a randomized …


S Heshka, JW Anderson, RL Atkinson, FL … - Jama, 2003 - Am Med Assoc
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Socioeconomic status and weight control practices among 20-to 45-year-old women.

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RW Jeffery, SA French - American Journal of Public Health, 1996 - Am Public Health Assoc
The inverse association between so- cioeconomic status (SES) and obesity in US
women is striking. There is a steep gradient between social class and both
average body mass index and prevalence of obesity.'-5 The gradient begins ...
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[BOOK] Weighing the options: criteria for evaluating weight-management programs


PR Thomas, JS Stern, 1995 - books.google.com
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the
Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from
the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of ...
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Physical activity, food choice, and weight management goals and practices among US …


R Lowry, DA Galuska, JE Fulton, H Wechsler, … - American journal of preventive medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
Results: Based on self-reported height and weight, 35% of students were
overweight or obese (body mass index ≥ 25.0). Nearly half (46%) of all
students reported they were trying to lose weight. Female students were ...
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Self-reported weight status and dieting in a cross-sectional sample of young adolescents: …


RS Strauss - Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 1999 - Am Med Assoc
Results Adolescents' reports of whether they considered themselves overweight or
normal weight correlated poorly with medical definitions of overweight: 52% of
girls who considered themselves overweight were, in fact, normal weight ...
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Use of nonprescription weight loss products: results from a multistate survey


HM Blanck, LK Khan, MK Serdula - JAMA, 2001 - Am Med Assoc
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