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- Title
Race and Gender Differences in the Association of Dieting and Gains in BMI among Young Adults.
- Authors
Field, Alison E.; Aneja, Parul; Austin, S. Bryn; Shrier, Lydia A.; De Moor, Carl; Gordon-Larsen, Penny
- Abstract
The article presents research which dealt with race and gender differences in the association of dieting and gains in body mass index among young adults. Based on the outcome of the study, researchers suggest that not only is dieting to lose weight ineffective, it is actually associated with greater weight gain, particularly among female adolescents.
- Subjects
SEX differences (Biology); RACE; BODY mass index; DIET; YOUNG adults
- Publication
Obesity (19307381), 2007, Vol 15, Issue 2, p456
- ISSN
1930-7381
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/oby.2007.560