Fat 'n happy 5 years later: is it bad for overweight girls to like their bodies?
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.
van den Berg
Patricia
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Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA. vande485@umn.edu
Neumark-Sztainer
Dianne
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D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008910:Minnesota; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D050177:Overweight; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D015431:Weight Loss