date:Jul 22, 2022
be delivered to avoid any inappropriate weight control behaviors among children.
Previous research has suggested that there has been an increase in weight misperception and in dieting to lose weight amongst young people, and societal and media pressures may be contributing to this, explains Creedon. This underscores the importance of appropriate health messaging around weight to young people and their families.
Of concern, as the authors highlight, is that efforts to lose weight have not been