Perceived Body Image, Eating Behavior, and Sedentary Activities and Body Mass Index Categories in Kuwaiti Female Adolescents

• Glavni autori: Lemia H. Shaban (Autor), Joan A. Vaccaro (Autor), Shiryn D. Sukhram (Autor), Fatma G. Huffman (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Background. The State of Kuwait has a growing obesity epidemic in both genders and all age groups; however, obesity rates in the young seem to be rising. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 169 Kuwaiti female adolescents attending both private and public schools spanning the six govern...