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ERIC Number: EJ488786
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
Toward a New Paradigm for the Management of Obesity.
Hawks, Steven R.; Richins, Paul
Journal of Health Education, v25 n3 p147-53 May-Jun 1994
Examines alternate determinants of obesity, evaluates the efforts and results of current weight management programs, offers suggestions for change from traditional weight control programs, and discusses implications for health education. Comprehensive health education must include behavioral, cognitive, social, and nutritional components to achieve dietary fat reduction and increased activity. (SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Biology, Body Weight, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Genetics, Health Behavior, Health Education, Health Needs, Higher Education, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Physical Fitness, Physical Health
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Lipids; Weight Loss; Weight Maintenance