Weight-related concerns and diet behaviors among urban young females: A cross-sectional study

Background: Females are more likely than males to perceive themselves as too heavy, this has been explained in terms of the equation of “female beauty with extreme thinness.” Therefore, females are in general prone to develop unhealthy behaviors for weight management. Wrong weight control behaviors...

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Main Authors: Shabnam Omidvar, Fatemeh Nasiri Amiri, Fatemeh Bakouei, Khyrunnisa Begum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=326;epage=330;aulast=Omidvar