HealthDay (6/14, Preidt) reports research indicates that teasing young people “about any extra pounds they may carry” may make them “vulnerable to eating disorders.” In some “1,500 young people in the United States being followed as part of a long-term study,” the study team “found a strong association between weight teasing and eating disorders in both teens and young adults, and that weight teasing during adolescence was associated with the start of dieting, and higher rates of dieting and overeating eight years later.” The findings were published online May 10 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
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— “Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, June 14, 2021