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Underweight, body image, and weight loss measures among adolescents in Saudi Arabia: is it a fad or is there more going on?

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Adolescence is considered to be a pivotal point in which optimum nutrition and eating habits are developed. Although tackling the obesity epidemic has been much discussed, addressing the issue of underweight and body image is often neglected. This study was carried out to g...

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Autores principales: Hijji, Talal M., Saleheen, Hassan, AlBuhairan, Fadia S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7922845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33718572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpam.2020.01.002