Interest in healthy living outweighs presumed cultural norms for obesity for Ghanaian women

BACKGROUND: Cultural norms indicate that obesity reflects increased wealth and prosperity. Yet obesity is linked to serious medical illnesses. The purpose of this study was to determine if Ghanaian women would change their body image if it meant a healthier life. METHODS: A questionnaire was adminis...

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Autores principales: Duda, Rosemary B, Jumah, Naana Afua, Hill, Allan G, Seffah, Joseph, Biritwum, Richard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1544332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16857048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-4-44

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1544332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16857048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-4-44

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