What effect do attempts to lose weight have on the observed relationship between nutrition behaviors and body mass index among adolescents?

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What effect do attempts to lose weight have on the observed relationship between nutrition behaviors and body mass index among adolescents?

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Abstract Background Little research has given consideration to how people's weight control behaviors may moderate the relationships between nutrition and body mass index (BMI) in large cross-sectional studies. The objective of the current study is to determine how attempts to lose weight confound the relationships between nutrition behaviors and BMI among a population of predominately overweight adolescents. Methods Data were drawn from the baseline measurements of the Pacific OPIC (Obesity P...

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2007-09-01

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Ni Mhurchu Cliona / Scragg Robert / Utter Jennifer / Schaaf David

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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/4/1/40

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Nutritional diseases / Deficiency diseases / Public aspects of medicine

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