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Weight Modification Efforts Reported By Black And White Preadolescent Girls: National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Growth And Health Study, G B. Schreiber, M Robins, R. H. Striegel-Moore, E Obarzanek, J A. Morrison, D J. Wright
Weight Modification Efforts Reported By Black And White Preadolescent Girls: National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Growth And Health Study, G B. Schreiber, M Robins, R. H. Striegel-Moore, E Obarzanek, J A. Morrison, D J. Wright
Ruth Striegel Weissman
ABSTRACT. Objective. This study tested four hypotheses: ( 1) a high percentage of 9- and 10-year-old girls are already trying to lose weight; ( 2) more white than black girls are trying to lose weight; ( 3) more black than white girls are trying to gain weight; and ( 4) weight modification efforts of preadolescent girls are influenced by factors other than race, such as maternal criticism, body dissatisfaction, and socioeconomic status.