Adults Pressured By Their Parents To Diet During Adolescence May Have Higher Risk Of Obesity, Eating Disorders

“Adults who were pressured by their parents to diet during adolescence may have a higher risk of obesity and eating disorders as adults than people who weren’t urged to lose weight as teens,” researchers found after examining “data from eating surveys that 556 participants completed in school when they were 15 years old on average, as well as results from online surveys they completed as adults 15 years later.” The findings were published online in Pediatrics. The study provides “fresh evidence that even well-intended efforts by parents to encourage kids to slim down can backfire, said” the “co-author of an accompanying editorial.” HealthDay (3/6, Gordon) also covers the study. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-teens-parents-dieting/dieting-pressure-in-teen-years-tied-to-food-and-weight-problems-later-idUSKCN1GI2OC