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Adolescents' perception of causes of obesity: unhealthy lifestyles or heritage?
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine - 1 Dec 2012
Gonçalves Helen, González David A, Araújo Cora P, Muniz Ludmila, Tavares Patrícia, Assunção Maria C, Menezes Ana M B, Hallal Pedro C
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PURPOSE: To evaluate adolescents' perception of the causes of obesity, with emphasis on differences according to nutritional status and socioeconomic position. METHODS: We conducted qualitative research including 80 adolescents belonging to the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study, and their mothers. We classified adolescent boys and girls into four groups (girls-obese, girls-eutrophic, boys-obese, and...
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