Body image dissatisfaction and its relationship with physical activity and nutritional status in university students

• Main Authors: Elisa Pinheiro Ferrari (Author), Alex Pinheiro Gordia (Author), Cilene Rebolho Martins (Author), Diego Augusto Santos Silva (Author), Teresa Maria Bianchini de Quadros (Author), Edio Luiz Petroski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of body image dissatisfaction with physical activity level and nutritional status in freshmen from a public Brazilian university. A total of 832 university students (485 men) with a mean age of 20.1 years (standard deviation = 4.6) partici...