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Adolescents' self-perceived and actual weight: Which plays a dominant role in weight loss behaviour in Lebanon?

Sarah AssaadSirine AnoutiFarah A NajaLara NasreddineNahla C HwallaAbla M Sibai
Published in: Child: care, health and development (2017)
Health professionals need to consider self-perceived weight in conjunction with actual weight in their pursuit of weight management goals and in planning prevention programmes that guide weight loss behaviours for adolescents.
Keyphrases
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • bariatric surgery
  • roux en y gastric bypass
  • gastric bypass
  • young adults
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • social support
  • depressive symptoms
  • glycemic control
  • type diabetes
  • skeletal muscle