Weight control practices in adults: results of a multistate telephone survey.
In this study, data collected in 1989 in a random-digit dialing telephone survey of 60,590 adults in 38 states and the District of Columbia were analyzed. Approximately 38% of women and 24% of men reported that they were currently trying to lose weight. Methods reported were counting calories (24% of women, 14% of men), participating in organized weight loss programs (10%, 3%), taking special supplements (10%, 7%), taking diet pills (4%, 2%), and fasting for 24 hours or longer (5%, 5%). Among both sexes, only half of those trying to lose weight reported using the recommended method of caloric restriction combined with physical activity.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015444:Exercise; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013689:Telephone; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015431:Weight Loss
D001067:Appetite Depressants