Community beliefs about childhood obesity: its causes, consequences and potential solutions
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Community beliefs about childhood obesity: its causes, consequences and potential solutions.
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to explore community beliefs about the causes, consequences and potential solutions of childhood obesity. METHODS A convenience sample of 434 adults (41.2 +/- 13.3 years; 61% parents) in New South Wales, Australia, was surveyed using a newly developed childhood obesity scale. RESULTS Five causal (emotional eating; eating habits and food knowledge; ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1741-3850,1741-3842
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm023