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The Relationship Between Energy Balance Understanding And Measures Of Wellness, Stephanie Fishel-Brown
The Relationship Between Energy Balance Understanding And Measures Of Wellness, Stephanie Fishel-Brown
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Much emphasis on the fight against obesity is placed on education and food labeling, yet very little research has been performed to measure how much people know about energy balance and the relationship of this knowledge to measures of wellness. The primary objective of this study was to determine if college students' (N = 262) performance on an energy balance questionnaire is associated with measures of wellness. Performance on the questionnaire as a whole was not significantly correlated (p > .05) with body mass index (BMI; rs = .04), percent body fat (rs = .05), waist to hip ratio …