Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females

• Main Authors: Jumanah Albeeybe (Author), Abdulaziz Alomer (Author), Tasneem Alahmari (Author), Nawal Asiri (Author), Reema Alajaji (Author), Reem Almassoud (Author), Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the study was to investigate the associations between perceived and desired body size and overweight and obesity among college-aged females. A multistage stratified cluster random sample was used to select 907 healthy females from a major Saudi public university. The Stunkard Figure Ratin...