Diet, activity, and other health-related behaviors in college-age women

Morbidity and mortality data for young women in the United States reflect several health risk behaviors for both acute and chronic disease development. Available data suggest that women's diets are high in total and saturated fat and low in fiber, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. As a re...

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Published in:Nutrition reviews 1998-03, Vol.56 (3), p.65-75
Main Authors: Hendricks, K.M. (Simmons College, Boston, MA.), Herbold, N.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACIDE FOLIQUE
ACIDO FOLICO
ACTIVIDAD FISICA
ACTIVITE PHYSIQUE
Adult
ADULTE
ADULTOS
ADULTS
ALCOHOL INTAKE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
ANAEMIA
ANEMIA
ANEMIE
ASH CONTENT
BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS
BEHAVIOUR
Biological and medical sciences
BODY WEIGHT
BOISSON ALCOOLISEE
BONES
CARENCE EN OLIGOELEMENT
Cause of Death
COMPORTAMIENTO
COMPORTEMENT
CONTENIDO DE CENIZA
DEFICIENCIA DE OLIGOELEMENTOS
DENSIDAD
DENSITE
DENSITY
DIET
DIETA
DRUG ABUSE
Exercise
Female
FEMME
FER
FOLIC ACID
FOOD INTAKE
HABITS
HEALTH
Health Behavior
HIERRO
HUESOS
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
INGESTION DE ALIMENTOS
INGESTION DE NUTRIENTES
INGESTION DE SUBSTANCES NUTRITIVES
IRON
Life Style
Medical sciences
MORBIDITE
MORBIDITY
MORBOSIDAD
MORTALIDAD
MORTALITE
MORTALITY
MUJERES
NUTRIENT INTAKE
Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
PESO CORPORAL
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
POIDS CORPOREL
PRISE ALIMENTAIRE (HOMME)
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
RIESGO
RISK
RISK BEHAVIOR
RISQUE
SALUD
SANTE
TENEUR EN CENDRES
TRACE ELEMENT DEFICIENCIES
United States - epidemiology
WOMEN
YOUNG ADULTS
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Summary:Morbidity and mortality data for young women in the United States reflect several health risk behaviors for both acute and chronic disease development. Available data suggest that women's diets are high in total and saturated fat and low in fiber, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. As a result, diets of young women are frequently low in iron, folate, and calcium. Prevalence of overweight continues to increase significantly in this population, but inappropriate body image concerns and disordered patterns are also common. Inactivity, smoking, and weight cycling are patterns that appear to begin early in women's lives. Some data suggest that young women value nutrition quality and are more likely to attempt positive changes than are young men
ISSN:0029-6643
1753-4887
DOI:10.1111/j.1753-4887.1998.tb01696.x