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

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
Subjects:
African Americans
food habits
motor activity
obesity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131712000667

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