Objective: To measure weight perception among Haitian American outpatients in Miami-Dade County, and to compare weight perception by gender, body mass index (BMI) status, socioeconomic status, marital status and duration of United States residency. Design: A cross-sectional survey utilizing a BMI-based silhouette matching test. Setting: Recruitment and data collection were performed at four urb...

objective: excessive weight in children is a major public health concern. the intake of refined carbohydrates, especially sugars and the prevalence of dental caries are well documented in the literature. the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dental caries and bmi in elementary school children. materials and methods: the sampling technique used in the present stud...

Depression is an important health problem in children and the onset of depression is occurring at a younger age than previously suggested. The associations of being overweight and low socioeconomic status in childhood depression have been well documented; nevertheless few studies have addressed the combined effects of socioeconomic status and body weight, with depression in school-age children....

The management of body weight and lifestyle habits is important for the maintenance of health in working people. Accurate self-perception of weight status is thought to be an important aspect of maintaining ideal body weight and successful obesity or leanness-related disease prevention and management. Overweight and underweight are dominant risk factors for noninfectious chronic diseases, also ...

Objective: To determine the extent that physical activity accounts for changes in body composition and body weight over time, independent of dietary intake and other potential confounding factors. Methods and Procedures: A cohort of 256 women ages 35-45 at baseline participated in the study. A prospective design was utilized with baseline and follow up assessments 20-months apart. Primary asses...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the association of weight status with anxiety, depression, quality of life and physical fitness in fibromyalgia (FM) patients. METHODS The sample comprised 175 Spanish female FM patients (51.2 ± 7 years). We assessed quality of life by means of the Short-Form-36 Health Survey (SF36) and anxiety and depression by means of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). W...

Adolescents' self-control weight behaviors were assessed (N = 1961; 12-17 years old; 2007-2008) in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The study analyzed the relationships between body weight status, body image, and self-weight concern, and actual attempts to lose weight by restrained eating and/or increased exercising. In terms of regulatory focus theory (RFT), we considered that efforts to lose or t...

This study examined potential differences and similarities between attitudes about body shape and eating behaviors in Japan versus America. Discrepancies between various body ideals (e.g., own versus ideal; Japanese versus American) and perceived weight status were examined in a sample of adult Japanese women. Forty-five adult Japanese women rated various body ideals using the Stunkard Body Sha...

BACKGROUND Anthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity. This study evaluated the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and examined their significance as indicators of health status in adults. DESIGN AND METHODS The subject included 489 he...