TY - JOUR
T1 - Dietary intake and health behavior among black and white college females
AU - Shankar, Padmini
AU - Dilworth, Jennie E.Long
AU - Cone, Diana
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Nutrition, exercise, diet, and health risk factors of 422 Black and White college females were studied. Both groups showed marked deficiencies in key nutrients, and Black females had higher fat and calorie intake than White females. In selecting foods, White females relied more on nutrition knowledge and Black females were more influenced by cultural traditions. Body image dissatisfaction was higher in White females, complemented by increased use of compensatory dieting techniques. Self-identified risk factors were significantly different between groups, and for both groups, health behavior contradicted known risk factors.
AB - Nutrition, exercise, diet, and health risk factors of 422 Black and White college females were studied. Both groups showed marked deficiencies in key nutrients, and Black females had higher fat and calorie intake than White females. In selecting foods, White females relied more on nutrition knowledge and Black females were more influenced by cultural traditions. Body image dissatisfaction was higher in White females, complemented by increased use of compensatory dieting techniques. Self-identified risk factors were significantly different between groups, and for both groups, health behavior contradicted known risk factors.
KW - Body image
KW - Diet
KW - Exercise
KW - Risk factors
KW - Weight loss
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34548566057&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1077727X04269613
DO - 10.1177/1077727X04269613
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34548566057
SN - 1077-727X
VL - 33
SP - 159
EP - 171
JO - Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal
JF - Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal
IS - 2
ER -
