HealthDay (8/13, Preidt) reported, “Young Americans from low-income homes are more likely than those whose families are better off to be unhappy with the way they look and to have an eating disorder,” investigators concluded after examining “2010-18 data from Project EAT, a long-running study tracking the general health and well-being of teens as they move into adulthood.” The study revealed that “high body dissatisfaction and unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals were more common among low-income girls.” The findings were published in the August issue of the journal Eating Behaviors.
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— “Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income ” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, August 13, 2021