Body-image distortion predicts onset of unsafe weight-loss behaviours

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 08:50 in Psychology & Sociology

Normal weight and underweight teenage girls who falsely believe they are overweight are at significantly greater risk of succumbing to unnecessary and unsafe weight-loss behaviours than girls who can accurately assess their weight status, according to new research by a University of Illinois expert in eating disorders and body-image perception...

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