Perceived body size and desire for thinness of young Japanese women: a population-based survey

The present study describes findings in relation to perceived body size and ‘desire for thinness’ by age and residential areas (‘metropolitan areas’, ‘large cities’, ‘small cities’ and ‘towns’) among young Japanese women. Data on 1731 non-pregnant, non-lactating women aged 15–39 years from the 1998...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of nutrition 2006-12, Vol.96 (6), p.1154-1162
Hauptverfasser:	Hayashi, F., Takimoto, H., Yoshita, K., Yoshiike, N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult age Age Distribution Biological and medical sciences Body Image Body Mass Index Body Size body weight Chronic illnesses Diabetes Diet eating disorders Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geographical differences geographical variation Humans Japan Life Style Logistic Models Mens health Metropolitan areas Mortality Nutrition surveys Nutritional Status Obesity overweight Perceptions Physical examinations Population Surveillance - methods Public health Residential areas Risk factors Risk taking Thinness - psychology Towns Underweight Urban Population Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems weight control Weight perception women Womens health young adults Young women
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Zusammenfassung:	The present study describes findings in relation to perceived body size and ‘desire for thinness’ by age and residential areas (‘metropolitan areas’, ‘large cities’, ‘small cities’ and ‘towns’) among young Japanese women. Data on 1731 non-pregnant, non-lactating women aged 15–39 years from the 1998 National Nutrition Survey of Japan were used. Current body size was evaluated by BMI percentiles (lean,
ISSN:	0007-1145 1475-2662
DOI:	10.1017/BJN20061921