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.
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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