Weight-control behaviors and subsequent weight change among adolescents and young adult females
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Weight-control behaviors and subsequent weight change among adolescents and young adult females.
BACKGROUND Little is known about the effectiveness of behavioral strategies to prevent long-term weight gain among adolescents and young adults. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the relation of dietary and physical activity weight-control strategies, alone and together, with subsequent weight change. DESIGN This was a prospective study of 4456 female adolescents and young adults aged 1...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28321