Inaccurate Weight Perception Is Associated With Extreme Weight-Management Practices in US High School Students
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Inaccurate weight perception is associated with extreme weight-management practices in U.S. high school students.
OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to examine whether adolescents' weight perception accuracy (WPA) was associated with extreme weight-management practices (EWPs) in differing body mass index (BMI) categories. METHODS WPA, overassessment, and underassessment were determined by comparing self-reported BMI and weight perception among U.S. high school students in the 2009 National ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0277-2116
DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000000231