Weight Perception Study
Weight Perception and Attitude Toward Obesity in Overweight and Obese African American, Afro-Caribbean, Latino and Caucasian Adolescents.
Protocol ID
07.08.130
Protocol Description
The purpose of this study is to determine if there are cultural differences in attitudes and perceptions regarding obesity, weight loss, and body image among adolescent females and to identify cultural perception regarding body weight and body image. We will evaluate how these perceptions affect weight loss in the obese adolescents.
Eligibility Criteria
Adolescent females.
Primary Investigator(s)
- Florence Desrosiers, MD