Sat, Oct-19-02, 08:57
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/190/140
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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In 1994-95, 32 per cent of the children between two to 11 were overweight. Four years later when the same group was age six to 15, that was down to 28 per cent.
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The study found more boys than girls were overweight.
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I wonder if there's an element of girls' body image and peer/ media pressure to be thin involved here. It's well-documented that pre-teen and early-teen girls are more likely to go on fad & starvation diets and engage in eating-disordered behaviours in order to be model-thin. It's possible that this may be a small factor in the reduced weight in this age group. Or is it that these children suddenly became more physically active, or developed improved nutrition during this time period?
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