Dieting and Weight Worries on Rise in Teens

16th November, 2020

20 November 2020, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source; Medical X-Press]

Significantly higher numbers of Generation Z boys and girls in the UK are dieting to lose weight, and are likely to overestimate their own weight, finds a new UCL-led study.

The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that girls who are trying to lose weight are also more likely to experience depressive symptoms than in previous years.

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