ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2008
Ethnic differences in weight control practices among U.S. adolescents from 1995 to 2005.
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- Prevalence of obesity and comorbid eating disorder behaviors in South Australia from 1995 to 2015.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Article
- Trends and disparities in disordered eating among heterosexual and sexual minority adolescents.The International journal of eating disorders · 2017Article
- Body Dissatisfaction in a Diverse Sample of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: The P18 Cohort Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2016Article
- Gender expression associated with BMI in a prospective cohort study of US adolescents.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2016Article
- Unhealthy weight control behaviors and related risk factors in Massachusetts middle and high school students.Maternal and child health journal · 2014Article
- Eating disorder symptoms and obesity at the intersections of gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation in US high school students.American journal of public health · 2013Article
- Development of muscularity and weight concerns in heterosexual and sexual minority males.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2013Article
- The development of associations among body mass index, body dissatisfaction, and weight and shape concern in adolescent boys and girls.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2012Article
- A public health approach to eating disorders prevention: it's time for public health professionals to take a seat at the table.BMC public health · 2012Article
- Secular trends in weight status and weight-related attitudes and behaviors in adolescents from 1999 to 2010.Preventive medicine · 2012Article
- Dieting and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: findings from a 10-year longitudinal study.Journal of the American Dietetic Association · 2011Article
- The association between sports participation and athletic identity with eating pathology among college-aged males and females.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2011Article
- A description of disordered eating behaviors in Latino males.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2011Article
- Disordered weight control behaviors in early adolescent boys and girls of color: an under-recognized factor in the epidemic of childhood overweight.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine trends in weight control practices from 1995 to 2005.
methodThe Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System biennially assesses five weight control behaviors among nationally representative samples of United States high school students.
resultsAcross time, more females than males dieted (53.8% vs. 23.8%), used diet products (10% vs. 4.3%), purged (7.5% vs. 2.7%), exercised (66.5% vs. 46.9%), or vigorously exercised (42.8% vs. 36.8%). All weight control behaviors among males increased during the decade. Black females were less likely than Hispanic females, who were less likely than White females, to practice weight control. White males were less likely than Black males, who were less likely than Hispanic males, to practice weight control. The ethnic difference in weight control practices is consistent across time.
conclusionAll male adolescents are at increasing risk for developing eating disorder symptomatology, and Black females appear to continue to resist pressure to pursue thinness.
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