| Description |
xvii, 338 leaves ; 30 cm |
| Summary |
Overweight/obesity has reached epidemic proportions in Australia. This thesis confirmed and extended the relationship between lifestyle and body mass index in that dense energy foods, snacking and low levels of physical activity were associated with higher BMI while plant foods, vegetarianism and, in men, large breakfasts were associated with lower BMI |
| Notes |
Submitted to the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University |
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Degree conferred 2008 |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-175) |
| Subject |
Body mass index.
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Obesity -- Etiology.
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Vegetarianism -- Health aspects.
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Vegetarianism -- Religious aspects -- Seventh-Day Adventists
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Seventh-Day Adventists -- Health and hygiene.
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| Genre/Form |
Academic theses.
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| Author |
Deakin University. Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
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Deakin University. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
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