PERCEIVED WEIGHT STATUS AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT INTENTIONS OF ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN PAKISTAN

• Main Authors: Sharmeen Sorathia (Author), Fatima Salman Anwar (Author), Tabish Rehman (Author), Syed Hasan Danish (Author), Farah Ahmad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: ziauddin University, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To study the phenomena of weight misperception and to assess the intentions of weight management in the adult population of Karachi, Pakistan. Factors which lead to weight loss efforts will also be identified. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 450 male and fem...