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Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: Reservation American Indians, American Indian Students, Comparative Analysis, Urban Schools
Kaufmann, David A. – 1976
A traditional discussion of obesity considers the number of pounds over what is considered average for one's age, height, and sex, and is based on the assumption that the average weight for a given group of people of the same age, height, and sex is the healthiest status for that group. There is a physiological and biochemical basis for obesity.…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Curriculum Development, Dietetics, Exercise (Physiology)
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Clark, Nancy – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1988
This article presents case studies of two athletes who wanted to affect a change in their body weight in order to enhance athletic performance. Each athlete's problem and the nutrition approach used to solve it are discussed. Caloric values of fast foods are listed. (JL)
Descriptors: Athletes, Body Weight, Case Studies, Dietetics
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Zimmerman, S. Scott – Journal of Chemical Education, 1984
Presents some of the basic information on exercise and diet to illustrate biochemical principles. Topic areas include: forms of stored energy; caloric balance, exercise, and weight control; a recommended exercise program; physiological effects of endurance training; and the biochemistry of running a marathon. (JN)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Body Weight, College Science, Dietetics
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Rafiroiu, Anca Codruta; Sargent, Roger G.; Parra-Medina, Deborah; Drane, Wanzer J.; Valois, Robert F. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2003
Assessed the prevalence of dieting, investigating clusters of risk behaviors among adolescents. Data from the 1999 South Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that weight control behaviors related to several other important health behaviors. Differences existed between adolescents who used extreme weight loss measures and moderate dieters…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Dietetics, Health Behavior
Dennison, Darwin; And Others – Health Education, 1990
A weight management program utilized the participant's own data for the participant to (1) understand energy balance; (2) compare his/her diet with U.S. dietary codes; (3) know which food selections were high in calories, fat, and cholesterol, and low in complex carbohydrates and fiber; and (4) understand weight management. (JD)
Descriptors: Adults, Body Composition, Body Weight, Computer Software
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Sherwood, Nancy E.; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne – American Journal of Health Promotion, 2001
Surveyed adolescent girls regarding body dissatisfaction, dieting, and internalization of sociocultural values, media-influenced knowledge, acceptance of varied body shapes, and media exposure. Girls understood media influence on self-image and behavior and accepted varied body shapes. Significant numbers reported dissatisfaction with weight and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Body Image, Body Weight, Dietetics
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Austin, S. Bryn; Gortmaker, Steven L. – American Journal of Public Health, 2001
Tested the relationship between dieting frequency and risk of smoking initiation among middle school students. Data on students who completed a nutrition and physical activity intervention study indicated that girls who dieted up to once per week had twice the adjusted odds of becoming smokers. Girls who dieted more often had four times the…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Dietetics, Early Adolescents, Females
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Carels, Robert A.; Douglass, Olivia M.; Cacciapaglia, Holly M.; O'Brien, William H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Much of the research on relapse crises in dieting has focused on isolated lapse events and relied heavily on retrospective self-report data. The present study sought to overcome these limitations by using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) techniques to examine situations of dietary temptation and lapse with a sample of obese, formerly…
Descriptors: Coping, Eating Habits, Dietetics, Females
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Latzer, Yael; Tzischinsky, Orna; Geraisy, Nabil – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
Objective: The aims of the study were to examine weight concerns, dieting and eating behaviours in a group of Israeli-Arab schoolgirls as compared with Israeli-Jewish schoolgirls, as well as to investigate the reliability of the Arabic (Palestinian) version of the eating disorder inventory-2 (EDI-2). Method: The sample consisted of 2548 Israeli…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Semitic Languages, Jews
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Cafri, Guy; van den Berg, Patricia; Thompson, J. Kevin – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2006
Adolescent boys (n = 269) were assessed for levels of several risky behaviors related to the pursuit of muscularity, including substance use (anabolic steroids, prohormones, and ephedrine) dieting to gain weight, and symptoms of muscle dysmorphia (MD). The association between these behaviors and a variety of putative biological, psychological, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Males, Risk, Health Behavior
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Jones, Diane Carlson; Crawford, Joy K. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The purpose of this research was to examine gender and body mass, as factors linked to perceived experiences within the peer appearance culture. The sample included 215 girls and 200 boys who were either in 7th grade or 10th grade. Students provided self-reports on experiences in three domains: appearance culture among friends (appearance…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Composition, Grade 7, Grade 10
Rotatori, Anthony J.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1982
A school-based diet program for learning disabled children stresses modifying eating behavior by learning alternative ways of interacting with the environment. Techniques stress the importance of self regulation, strategies for self monitoring, the establishment of realistic weight goals, use of stimulus control procedures, increased physical…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Body Weight, Dietetics, Eating Habits
German, Mary Jane; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1980
A nutrition unit developed for inclusion in the high school health education curriculum contains a training packet that provides information about how best to implement the unit. Three major topics form the core of the nutrition unit: nutrient needs, qualitative evaluation of foods, and weight control. (JN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Curriculum Development, Dietetics
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And Others; Zakus, Gloria – Adolescence, 1979
Described is a group weight control project with severely obese adolescent girls in a medical setting. Behavior modification principles were utilized with peer group interaction. Significant others had separate group meetings. Small amounts of weight loss were recorded. Dropouts continued to have a net gain. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Dietetics
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