New Study Says Peers At The Heart Of Teen Weight Concerns

The peer groups teenage girls identify with determine how they decide to control their own figure. So reports a new study (1) by Dr. Eleanor Mackey from the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC, and her colleague Dr. Annette La Greca from the University of Miami. Also influencing weight control behavior is girls’ own definition of normal body weight and their perception of what others consider normal body weight.

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Filed under: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness on July 4th, 2008