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1 October 1993 | Volume 119 Issue 7 Part 2 | Pages 667-671
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of various weight-loss practices in U.S. adolescents and adults.
Design: The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a self-administered survey of a random sample of high school students in 1990 and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a random-digit dial survey in 1989.
Setting: Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia.
Participants: High school students (n = 11 467) and adults 18 years and older (n = 60 861).
Results: Among high school students, 44% of female students and 15% of male students reported that they were trying to lose weight. An additional 26% of female students and 15% of male students reported that they were trying to keep from gaining more weight. Students reported that they had used the following weight control methods in the 7 days preceding the survey: exercise (51% of female students and 30% of male students); skipping meals (49% and 18%, respectively); taking diet pills (4% and 2%, respectively); and vomiting (3% and 1%, respectively). Among adults, 38% of women and 24% of men reported that they were trying to lose weight, whereas 28% of each sex reported that they were trying to maintain their weight.
Conclusions: Attempts to lose or maintain weight are very prevalent among both adolescents and adults, especially among females.
Author and Article Information
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
METHODS FOR VOLUNTARY WEIGHT LOSS AND CONTROL: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE
Weight Control Practices of U.S. Adolescents and Adults
Requests for Reprints: Mary Serdula, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop K26, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724.
Acknowledgments: The authors thank Bill Harris of the Division of Adolescent and School Health for help in data analysis.
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