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Cook, Amy L.; Hayden, Laura A. – Professional School Counseling, 2012
Given the burgeoning obesity problem among Latino youth and concomitant health problems (Spiotta & Luma, 2008), school counselors have begun to recognize the need for culturally sensitive programming to promote healthy lifestyles. More theoretical, evidence-based programs are needed, however, to ensure Latino youth receive appropriate…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Prevention, Evidence, School Counselors
Walters, Paul R.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1984
The attitudes of college students toward diet and exercise were studied, with attention to whether attitudes varied by race and sex. A survey, which included items from the Eating Attitudes Test, was administered to 727 entering freshmen: 305 white females, 286 white males, 46 black females, and 38 black males. The findings showed that diet and…
Descriptors: Black Students, Body Image, Body Weight, College Freshmen