As Obesity Rises, More Young Kids Concerned About Body Image (And Boys Have It Worst)
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 23:57
in Health & Medicine
Obesity has increased dramatically in the last two decades, yet so have awareness campaigns saying appearance does not matter. The cultural miasma is hardest on its youngest members and even kids aged 10 and 11 are concerned about their image, according to new research. A study of 4254 Canadian schoolchildren has shown a direct association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and satisfaction with their body shape. The research in BMC Public Health, says girls are happiest when thinnest but boys have it even worse - they are unhappy when they are too skinny or too fat. read more
Read the whole article on Scientific Blogging
More from Scientific Blogging
Related
- Waist-hip ratio better than BMI for gauging obesity in elderlyTue, 1 Sep 2009, 15:15:25 EDT
- Differences in neighborhood food environment may contribute to disparities in obesityThu, 19 Mar 2009, 15:16:27 EDT
- Widely used body fat measurements overestimate fatness in blacksThu, 11 Jun 2009, 14:12:43 EDT
- Some obese people perceive body size as OK, dismiss need to lose weightTue, 17 Nov 2009, 18:17:06 EST
- Brain background to body massSun, 14 Dec 2008, 14:50:29 EST