Author(s): Kakinami L; Houle-Johnson SA; Demissie Z; Santosa S; Fulton JE;

Two-thirds of adolescents who are overweight or have obesity report weight loss intentions. Most report using weight loss strategies consistent with expert recommendations for obesity prevention; however whether they meet recommended fruit and vegetable (F& V) intake and physical activity (PA) recommendations is unknown. We investigated whether weight ...

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Author(s): Houle-Johnson SA; Kakinami L;

Background: Evidence suggests that young females are more likely to try to lose weight than young males, however whether this sex difference persists across demographic characteristics and weight status is unclear. Further, whether females are more likely than males to try to lose weight using unhealthy weight loss strategies has never been systematically ...

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