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| Body size perceptions and preferences of older African-American women | | Author(s) | Patricia A Sharpe, Victoria L Vaca, Michelle L Granner |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 21, no 2, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 39-56 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Black people ; Older women ; Attitude ; Musculoskeletal systems ; Weight ; Obesity ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined body mass index (BMI), body size perceptions via silhouettes, and dietary knowledge and behaviours of 101 older African-American women. BMI was highly correlated with body size silhouette choice. Women who perceived themselves to be overweight reported significantly less dairy consumption than women with greater nutrition knowledge who consumed fruit more frequently, and had consumed chips/french fries less frequently in the previous 24 hour recall. Perceptions of being overweight were associated with BMI and weight change behaviour. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020516202 A |
| Classmark | TKE: BD: DP: BK6: 4X6: CSA: 3F: 7T |
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