Journal
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Volume 41, Issue 4, Pages 415-417Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.06.001
Keywords
body image; overweight; adolescents; females; motivation; body mass index; body satisfaction; eating disorders; weight loss
Funding
- PHS HHS [R40 MC 00319] Funding Source: Medline
- NCCDPHP CDC HHS [T01-DP000112] Funding Source: Medline
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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. (C) 2007 Society for Adolescent Medicine. All rights reserved.
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