Body dissatisfaction, concerns about aging, and food choices of baby boomer and older women in Manitoba

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dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Catherine
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeSlater, Joyce (Human Nutritional Sciences) Utioh, Alphonsus (Human Nutritional Sciences) Fergusson, Patricia (Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorLengyel, Christina (Human Nutritional Sciences)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-20T13:01:31Z
dc.date.available2014-08-20T13:01:31Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.degree.disciplineHuman Nutritional Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of this research project were to (1) explore perceptions and experiences related to body dissatisfaction, aging, and the use of body work practices among baby boomer and older women; and (2) explore healthy eating attitudes and barriers, food choice influences, dieting behaviours, and food product usage/attitudes among these women. Fourteen focus groups with baby boomer and older women were conducted in urban and rural areas of Manitoba (n=137). Participants also completed a questionnaire and height and weight measurements. Body image, aging and food were intimately connected in women’s lives. Feelings about the body were closely connected to the experience of aging and perceptions of the body influenced food choices and attitudes. This thesis adds value to the existing literature by exploring the connections between aging, food, and the body, from the perspectives of baby boomer and older women.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2014en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarshall, C., Lengyel, C., Utioh, A. (2012). Body dissatisfaction among middle-aged and older women. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 73(2), e241-e247.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23828
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherDietitians of Canadaen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectbaby boomeren_US
dc.subjectagingen_US
dc.subjectolder womenen_US
dc.subjectbody imageen_US
dc.subjectwomen's healthen_US
dc.subjectnutritionen_US
dc.subjecteatingen_US
dc.subjectdietingen_US
dc.subjectbody worken_US
dc.subjectmixed methodsen_US
dc.subjectlocalen_US
dc.subjectorganicen_US
dc.subjectfunctional fooden_US
dc.subjectfood choiceen_US
dc.titleBody dissatisfaction, concerns about aging, and food choices of baby boomer and older women in Manitobaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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