Children as young as 10 years old are concerned with what constitutes the ideal body, according to a recent study that took place in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The study analyzed survey responses from more than 4,000 school-aged children. It determined that young girls' happiness was linked directly to how thin they were, while boys were happiest when they were neither too thin nor too heavy.
- About 7 percent of girls reported that they didn't like the way they looked.
- The percentage of girls who were unhappy with their looks increased proportionately as respondents' body mass index measurements increased. O
- f girls with normal body weight, 5.7 percent didn't like the way they looked, versus 10.4 percent of overweight girls and 13.1 percent of obese girls.
- Experts estimate that approximately 25 percent of Canadian children are now overweight or obese.
(Source: network.nationalpost.com)
Labels: body image, kids
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