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April 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda TUESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss doesn’t necessarily
lead to a boost in obese teenage girls‘ self-esteem, according to a new
study.
“We found that obese black and white teenage girls who transitioned out
of obesity continued to see themselves as fat, despite changes in their
relative body mass,” study author Sarah Mustillo, an associate professor
of sociology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., said in a
university news release.
“Obese white girls had lower self-esteem than their normal-weight peers
and their self-esteem remained flat even as they transitioned out of
obesity,” added Mustillo, who studies obesity in childhood and
adolescence.
Mustillo and her colleagues analyzed data from a national study of more
than 2,000 black and white girls in the United States who were followed
for 10 years starting at ages 9 and 10.
Self-esteem among black girls who went from being obese to normal
weight did rebound, although black girls had lower self-esteem to begin
with, according to the study. Both black and white girls who lost weight
continued to have negative body perceptions, the Purdue team found.
Researchers noted that the study did not prove that girls’ self-esteem
remained low because they continued to see themselves as overweight,
Mustillo said. There could be other explanations for the girls’ continuing
low self-esteem in adolescence.
“Even so, providing mental health assistance during the weight-loss
process could be a benefit,” Mustillo said. “Understanding and addressing
body image, identity and self-esteem issues could ultimately help keep the
weight off. Why keep dieting and exercising if you are still going to see
yourself as fat?”
The study appears in the current issue of the Journal of Health and
Social Behavior.
About 17 percent of American children aged 2 to 19 are obese, according
to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More information
The Nemours Foundation outlines ways that teens can reach and maintain a healthy weight.
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