Depression

Social standing may be linked to body mass index in teen girls

Published in Law and Health Weekly, January 26th, 2008

Teen girls who perceive themselves as being lower on the social ladder appear more likely to gain weight over the subsequent two years, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Between 1999 and 2004, the percentage of American teen girls classified as overweight increased from 14 percent to 16 percent, according to background information in the article. "Children who are overweight experience many health complications but perceive the most immediate consequence of overweight to be social discrimination," the authors write. "To lessen this health and economic burden, it is important to...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2008-01-26)

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