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Direct linkNelson, Toben F.; Gortmaker, Steven L.; Subramanian, S. V.; Cheung, Lilian; Wechsler, Henry – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007
Objectives: To examine social disparities and behavioral correlates of overweight and obesity over time among college students. Methods: Multilevel analyses of BMI, physical activity, and television viewing from 2 representative surveys of US college students (n=24,613). Results: Overweight and obesity increased over time and were higher among…
Descriptors: College Students, Television Viewing, Obesity, Physical Activities
Fardy, Paul S.; Azzollini, Ann; Herman, Ariela – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2004
National health statistics highlight a serious problem in adolescent girls and boys. Too many teenagers are sedentary, unfit, overweight, and prone to related health consequences (Fagot-Campagna, Pettit, Engelgau, Burrows, & Geiss, 2000; Flegal, 1999; Ogden, Flegal, Carroll, & Johnson, 2002; Troiano & Flegal, 1998). Ethnic teens have been less…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Physical Education, Urban Schools
