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Cinelli, Renata Leah; O'Dea, Jennifer A. – Health Education Research, 2009
This study examines the relationship between body image and obesity, among 4367 indigenous and Anglo-European adolescents in Australia in 2006. It shows that indigenous adolescents, male and female, were more likely than their non-indigenous counterparts to desire and pursue weight gain. Indigenous males showed the greatest tendencies to gain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Health Education, Health Promotion