Misperception of weight status in the pacific: preliminary findings in rural and urban 11- to 16-year-olds of New Caledonia

• Main Authors: Stéphane Frayon (Author), Sophie Cherrier (Author), Yolande Cavaloc (Author), Guillaume Wattelez (Author), Amandine Touitou (Author), Paul Zongo (Author), Kalina Yacef (Author), Corinne Caillaud (Author), Yannick Lerrant (Author), Olivier Galy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adolescent obesity is prevalent in Pacific region ethnic groups (European, Melanesian and Polynesian) living in both urban and rural areas. Although body perception is an important factor of weight gain or loss, little is known about the body self-perceptions of Pacific region ad...