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Weight-related attitudes and behaviors ofadolescent boys and girls who are encouraged to diet by their mothers
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationships between mothers' reports of dieting and encouraging adolescents to diet and adolescents' reports of their own dieting practices and weight-related concerns.
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Prevalence and correlates of large weight gains and losses
Objective: To examine the prevalence and correlates of large weight gains and losses over a 3 y period in a heterogeneous population of participants in a study of weight gain prevention.
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Fast food restaurant use among adolescents: associations with nutrient intake, food choices and behavioral and psychosocial variables
OBJECTIVE: To examine demographic, behavioral and dietary correlates of frequency of fast food restaurant use in a community-based sample of 4746 adolescent students.
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The relationship between restraint and weight and weight-related behaviors among individuals in a community weight gain prevention trial
PURPOSE: The present study evaluated the cross-section and prospective associations between the Eating Inventory's (EI) total, flexible and rigid dietary restraint scales and changes in weight and behaviors in a ...
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Fast food restaurant use among women in the Pound of Prevention study: dietary, behavioral and demographic correlates
OBJECTIVE: To examine demographic, behavioral and dietary correlates of frequency of fast food restaurant use in a community-based sample of 891 adult women.
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Can anyone successfully control their weight? Findings of a three year community-based study of men and women
This study examined the prevalence, distribution and correlates of successful weight loss and successful weight maintenance over three years in a community-based sample of 854 subjects aged 20–45 at baseline. ...
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Predictors of weight gain in the Pound of Prevention study
OBJECTIVES: This study examined cross-sectional and prospective relationships between macronutrient intake, behaviors intended to limit fat intake, physical activity and body weight.
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Prevalence and correlates of binge eating in a nonclinical sample of women enrolled in a weight gain prevention program
OBJECTIVES: The aims of the present study were to examine the prevalence and correlates of binge eating in a nonclinical sample of women and to examine whether associations differed by overweight status.
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Television viewing, physical inactivity and obesity
This study examined the relationship between TV viewing and three year change in BMI among a community-based sample of 176 men, 428 high-income women and 277 low-income women who were aged 20–45 years at basel...
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Is dieting good for you?: Prevalence, duration and associated weight and behaviour changes for specific weight loss strategies over four years in US adults
OBJECTIVES:This present study describes weight control strategies used by a heterogeneous sample of US adults and their associations with weight and behaviour change over time.
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Preventing weight gain in adults: design, methods and one year results from the Pound of Prevention study
OBJECTIVE: To describe the design, methods, and first year results of the Pound of Prevention (POP) study, a randomized trial examining whether weight gain with age can be prevented using low intensity interve...
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Weight variability and incident disease in older women: the Iowa Women's Health Study
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between weight variability and disease incidence in women. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study, following women from 1986 through 1992. METHODS: A population-based sample of...
