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Attitudes Regarding Overweight, Exercise, and Health among Blacks (United States).

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Bennett, GG; Wolin, KY; Goodman, M; Samplin-Salgado, M; Carter, P; Dutton, S; Hill, R; Emmons, K
Published in: Cancer causes & control : CCC
February 2006

To investigate Blacks'views regarding the connections among overweight, exercise, and health.A national randomized telephone survey of 986 US Blacks, conducted between 6 July 2004 and 15 July 2004.The majority (65%) of respondents reported their weight as average or underweight. Most participants also reported being regularly physically active in the last month (84.5%). The majority of participants reported believing that it is possible to be overweight and healthy. Most acknowledged the connection between exercise and health, and just over half of respondents identified the association between overweight and cancer risk. There was little sociodemographic variation in responses, although findings differed by self-reported overweight and physical activity.Some Blacks may underestimate the extent of their overweight, perhaps resulting from the high prevalence of the condition in the population. Gaps exist in Blacks' recognition of the connection between weight and health, although the importance of exercise for health promotion was widely acknowledged. These data may highlight an important target for intervention attention.

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Cancer causes & control : CCC

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EISSN

1573-7225

ISSN

0957-5243

Publication Date

February 2006

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

95 / 101

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Overweight
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
  • Epidemiology
  • Black or African American
 

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Bennett, G. G., Wolin, K. Y., Goodman, M., Samplin-Salgado, M., Carter, P., Dutton, S., … Emmons, K. (2006). Attitudes Regarding Overweight, Exercise, and Health among Blacks (United States). Cancer Causes & Control : CCC, 17(1), 95–101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-005-0412-5
Bennett, Gary G., Kathleen Y. Wolin, Melody Goodman, Michelle Samplin-Salgado, Patricia Carter, Sarah Dutton, Retha Hill, and Karen Emmons. “Attitudes Regarding Overweight, Exercise, and Health among Blacks (United States).Cancer Causes & Control : CCC 17, no. 1 (February 2006): 95–101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-005-0412-5.
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Goodman M, Samplin-Salgado M, Carter P, Dutton S, et al. Attitudes Regarding Overweight, Exercise, and Health among Blacks (United States). Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2006 Feb;17(1):95–101.
Bennett, Gary G., et al. “Attitudes Regarding Overweight, Exercise, and Health among Blacks (United States).Cancer Causes & Control : CCC, vol. 17, no. 1, Feb. 2006, pp. 95–101. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10552-005-0412-5.
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Goodman M, Samplin-Salgado M, Carter P, Dutton S, Hill R, Emmons K. Attitudes Regarding Overweight, Exercise, and Health among Blacks (United States). Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2006 Feb;17(1):95–101.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cancer causes & control : CCC

DOI

EISSN

1573-7225

ISSN

0957-5243

Publication Date

February 2006

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

95 / 101

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Overweight
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
  • Epidemiology
  • Black or African American