Weight change desire and dietary habits among young females and males in Tromsø and Balsfjord: The Fit Future 2 Study

• Main Author: Colding-Jarkowski, Benjamin
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2022
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Ernæring: 811; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Nutrition: 811; ERN-3900; Balsfjord; Norway; Tromsø; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29235

It is not unusual for adolescents and young adults to have a desire to change their weight – either a desire to gain weight or reduce weight. Young men, on a general basis, want to increase their weight, while young women often want to decrease their weight. It is of concern that a larger number of...