Relationships between Body Mass Index and Social Support, Physical Activity, and Eating Habits in African American University Students

• Main Authors: Wi-Young So, PhD (Author), B. Swearingin, PhD (Author), J. Robbins, PhD (Author), P. Lynch, PhD (Author), M. Ahmedna, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: We aimed to examine the relationships between obesity and the level of social support for healthy behaviors, amount of physical activity (PA), and dietary habits in African Americans. Methods: The subjects were 412 university students who visited a health promotion center at North Carolina...