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Differences in Weight Perception Among Blacks and Whites

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity is higher in blacks than whites, especially in black women, and is known to be associated with major cardiovascular disease risk factors, which are also more prevalent in blacks than whites. Weight perception may contribute to these differences if blacks are mor...

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Main Authors: Hendley, Yolanda, Zhao, Liping, Coverson, Dorothy L., Din-Dzietham, Rebecca, Morris, Alanna, Quyyumi, Arshed A., Gibbons, Gary H., Vaccarino, Viola
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236990/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21988528
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2010.2262
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