TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond Body Mass Index
T2 - Are Weight-loss Programs the Best Way to Improve the Health of African American Women?
AU - Dodgen, Leilani
AU - Spence-Almaguer, Emily
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors received no financial support for this work.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Preventing Chronic Disease. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - African American women have higher prevalence (82%) of overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25–29) and obesity (BMI ≥30) than white women (63.2%) or Hispanic women (77.2%), and weight-loss programs yield minimal results in this population. We examine the concept of BMI as a measure of health for African American women and suggests a more holistic, multifaceted approach to preventing chronic disease.
AB - African American women have higher prevalence (82%) of overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25–29) and obesity (BMI ≥30) than white women (63.2%) or Hispanic women (77.2%), and weight-loss programs yield minimal results in this population. We examine the concept of BMI as a measure of health for African American women and suggests a more holistic, multifaceted approach to preventing chronic disease.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044154757&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5888/pcd14.160573
DO - 10.5888/pcd14.160573
M3 - Article
C2 - 28617664
AN - SCOPUS:85044154757
SN - 1545-1151
VL - 14
JO - Preventing Chronic Disease
JF - Preventing Chronic Disease
M1 - E48
ER -