Ethnic differences in weight control practices among U.S. adolescents from 1995 to 2005

Chao, Ying-Hsien; M. Pisetsky, Emily; Dierker, Lisa; Dohm, Faith‐Anne; Rosselli, Francine; M. May, Alexis; H. Striegel‐Moore, Ruth

doi:10.1002/eat.20479

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Ethnic differences in weight control practices among U.S. adolescents from 1995 to 2005

Published in International Journal of Eating Disorders • Nov 15, 2007

Authors:

Ying-Hsien Chao

Emily M. Pisetsky

Lisa Dierker

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in weight control practices from 1995 to 2005. METHOD: The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System biennially assesses five weight control behaviors among nationally representative samples of United States high school students. RESULTS: Across time, more females than mal...

Subject

Ethnic group

Weight control

Demography

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