Weight Status and Weight-Management Behaviors Among Philadelphia High School Students, 2007–2011
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Weight Status and Weight-Management Behaviors Among Philadelphia High School Students, 2007–2011
INTRODUCTION The prevalence of obesity among youth may be stabilizing and even declining in some areas of the United States. The objective of our study was to examine whether the stabilization in obesity prevalence among Philadelphia high school students was accompanied by changes in weight-management behaviors. METHODS We evaluated changes in self-reported weight status and weight-management...
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عنوان ژورنال: Preventing Chronic Disease
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1545-1151
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.130087