Being Normal Weight but Feeling Overweight in Adolescence May Affect Weight Development into Young Adulthood-An 11-Year Followup: The HUNT Study, Norway

• Main Authors: Koenraad Cuypers (Author), Kirsti Kvaløy (Author), Grete Bratberg (Author), Kristian Midthjell (Author), Jostein Holmen (Author), Turid Lingaas Holmen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives. To explore if self-perceived overweight in normal weight adolescents influence their weight development into young adulthood and if so, whether physical activity moderates this association. Methods. A longitudinal study of 1196 normal weight adolescents (13-19 yrs) who were followed up a...