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Dohle, Simone ORCID: 0000-0003-1535-5464 and Bucher, Tamara ORCID: 0000-0003-3244-5867 (2017). Whether people believe that overweight is unhealthy depends on their BMI. Eur. J. Public Health, 27 (4). S. 781 - 784. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1464-360X

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Abstract

An online experiment with 536 participants was conducted to investigate how people who differ in body weight perceive scientific information on body weight and mortality. The results showed that individuals who were aware that they are overweight were more inclined to trust a study that showed that overweight reduces mortality (P < 0.001). This finding is relevant as the BMI-mortality association remains a matter of scientific and public debate and people's risk perceptions influences their willingness to change behaviour.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Dohle, Simone UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-5464 UNSPECIFIED Bucher, Tamara UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-3244-5867 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-222995
DOI:	10.1093/eurpub/ckx042
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Public Health
Volume:	27
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 781 - 784
Date:	2017
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1464-360X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MORTALITY; OBESE Multiple languages Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/22299