Saturday, July 11, 2015

40 Percent of Overweight Teens Don’t See a Problem


After interviewing about 5,000 teenagers, British researchers found that close to half of those who were overweight or obese viewed their weight as “just right.”

Children and teenagers not acknowledging, or even being aware that they need to lose weight is actually a big problem. About.com expert Dr. David Katz, who is also the editor-in-chief of the journal "Childhood Obesity" and founder of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, thinks he might have the right answer.
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News: 40 Percent of Overweight Teens Don’t See a Problem
After interviewing about 5,000 teenagers, British researchers found that close to half of those who were overweight or obese viewed their weight as “just right.”

Children and teenagers not acknowledging, or even being aware that they need to lose weight is actually a big problem. About.com expert Dr. David Katz, who is also the editor-in-chief of the journal "Childhood Obesity" and founder of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, thinks he might have the right answer.
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