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Prevalence and association of female weight status and dietary habits with sociodemographic factors: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia.

Khalaf, Atika ; Westergren, Albert ; Berggren, Vanja LU ; Ekblom, Orjan and Al-Hazzaa, Hazzaa M (2015) In Public Health Nutrition 18(5). p.784-796
Abstract
Research about the prevalence of underweight and overweight/obesity in the Saudi Arabian female population is limited. The aim of the present study was to examine the dietary habits and the prevalence of underweight and overweight/obesity and associated factors among female university students.
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Public Health Nutrition
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5
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784 - 796
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1475-2727
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10.1017/S1368980014001797
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