Body Mass Index: Effects on Overt Behaviors and Perceived Reward
The incidence of obesity, defined as a BMI [body mass index] of over 30, has increased by 50% in the past 20 years (Carlson, 2004). Some notable behavioral differences as a function of weight have been identified, including the findings that individuals with obesity participate less often in physica...
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Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange
2008
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