Fat ′n Happy 5 Years Later: Is It Bad for Overweight Girls to Like Their Bodies?

Patricia van den Berg; Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.06.001

Fat ′n Happy 5 Years Later: Is It Bad for Overweight Girls to Like Their Bodies?

Patricia van den Berg, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

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Abstract

Does a moderate degree of body dissatisfaction motivate overweight adolescents to lose weight? We examined the relationship between body satisfaction and BMI 5 years later in overweight adolescent girls from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens), and found that girls with higher body satisfaction gained less weight over 5 years.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	415-417
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume	41
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.06.001
State	Published - Oct 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescents
Body image
Body satisfaction
Eating disorders
Females
Motivation: Body mass index
Overweight
Weight loss

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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