Relationships between Body Mass Index and Social Support, Physical Activity, and Eating Habits in African American University Students

Purpose: We aimed to examine the relationships between obesity and the level of social support for healthy behaviors, amount of physical activity (PA), and dietary habits in African Americans. Methods: The subjects were 412 university students who visited a health promotion center at North Carolina...

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Main Authors: Wi-Young So, PhD, B. Swearingin, PhD, J. Robbins, PhD, P. Lynch, PhD, M. Ahmedna, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-12-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131712000667