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Body Weight Misperception and Dissatisfaction Among Overweight and Obese Adult Nigerians.

Mukadas Oyeniran AkindeleJoliana PhillipsEhimario U IgumborUshotanefe Useh
Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2017)
More than half of the participants misperceived their body weight as either underweight or normal weight, and the majority of them were women. More men were not happy with their body weight, and participants in the young adult age group were more dissatisfied with their body weight.
Keyphrases
  • body weight
  • young adults
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  • type diabetes
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • insulin resistance
  • cervical cancer screening