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Body mass and fatness of Japanese college women and relationship to place of residence.(ORIGINAL RESEARCH)
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Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the DietitiansAssociation of Australia
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September 1, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Dietitians Association of Australia. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
Aim: The objectives of the present study are to examine prevalence of overweight, underweight, and overfat and underfat in Japanese college women and to determine if and how living arrangements during college were related.
Methods: During 1997-2004, 1757 female college students (18-23 years) in an urban city in Japan were measured for height, weight and body fatness. They completed a demographic questionnaire identifying place of residence.
Results: Nearly three times as many women were underweight as were overweight from 1997 to 2004, but 33.8% were overfat and only 1.8% underfat. The mean percentage body fat (25.6 [+ or -] 5.2%) was similar to that of ...
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