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Prevalence and correlates of weight-control behaviors among Caribbean adolescent students.

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McGuire, MT; Story, M; Neumark-Sztainer, D; Halcon, L; Campbell-Forrester, S; Blum, RW
Published in: J Adolesc Health
August 2002

Adolescent students from nine English-speaking Caribbean countries completed a survey that assessed weight-control behaviors. Weight-control behaviors were prevalent and similar across gender. Extreme weight-control behaviors were related to several psychosocial factors and compromising health behaviors. Future interventions should target adolescents who are using weight-controlling behaviors to prevent future eating disturbances and psychosocial and health morbidities.

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Published In

J Adolesc Health

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ISSN

1054-139X

Publication Date

August 2002

Volume

31

Issue

2

Start / End Page

208 / 211

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • West Indies
  • Weight Loss
  • Students
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Obesity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Female
 

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McGuire, M. T., Story, M., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Halcon, L., Campbell-Forrester, S., & Blum, R. W. (2002). Prevalence and correlates of weight-control behaviors among Caribbean adolescent students. J Adolesc Health, 31(2), 208–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00380-4
McGuire, Maureen T., Mary Story, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Linda Halcon, Sheila Campbell-Forrester, and Robert Wm Blum. “Prevalence and correlates of weight-control behaviors among Caribbean adolescent students.J Adolesc Health 31, no. 2 (August 2002): 208–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00380-4.
McGuire MT, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Halcon L, Campbell-Forrester S, Blum RW. Prevalence and correlates of weight-control behaviors among Caribbean adolescent students. J Adolesc Health. 2002 Aug;31(2):208–11.
McGuire, Maureen T., et al. “Prevalence and correlates of weight-control behaviors among Caribbean adolescent students.J Adolesc Health, vol. 31, no. 2, Aug. 2002, pp. 208–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00380-4.
McGuire MT, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Halcon L, Campbell-Forrester S, Blum RW. Prevalence and correlates of weight-control behaviors among Caribbean adolescent students. J Adolesc Health. 2002 Aug;31(2):208–211.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Adolesc Health

DOI

ISSN

1054-139X

Publication Date

August 2002

Volume

31

Issue

2

Start / End Page

208 / 211

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • West Indies
  • Weight Loss
  • Students
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Obesity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Female