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Weight, body image, and weight control practices of Navajo Indians: Findings from the Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey
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The Journal of Nutrition
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October 1, 1997
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Weight, Body Image, and Weight Control Practices of Navajo Indians: Findings from the Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey1,2
Linda L. White,*3 Carol Ballew,^ Tim J. Gilbert,** James M. Mendlein,^ Ali H. Mokdad^ and Karen F. Strauss^^
ABSTRACT Historically, the Navajo exhibited a low prevalence of overweight, but a number of small studies over the past few decades indicate that the prevalence is increasing. In the population-based Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey conducted in 1991-92, overweight was defined as a body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) at or above the 85th percentile (BMI > 27.8 for men, > 27.3 for women) of the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. One third ...