How effective was Curtin University's Activity, Food and Attitudes Program at changing behaviours in overweight and obese adolescents?

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How effective was Curtin University's Activity, Food and Attitudes Program at changing behaviours in overweight and obese adolescents?

Aim: Interventions for overweight/obese adolescents in Australia are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate an intervention based on self-determination theory that targeted activity, food and attitudes in overweight/obese adolescents. Methods: Adolescents (n = 68, age = 14.1, SD 1.6) and par...

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Main Authors:	Smith, Kyla, Howie, Erin, Fenner, Ashley, Kerr, Deborah, Haggar, Martin, McManus, Alexandra, Davis, Melissa, Olds, T., Abbott, Rebecca, McVeigh, Joanne, Smith, Anne, Straker, Leon
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier BV 2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23107

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