Low self-esteem leads to obesity
September 13th, 2009
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Children with self-esteem problems are more likely to be obese as adults, a research team has found.
A study of 6,500 participants in the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study found that 10-year-olds with lower self esteem tended to be fatter as adults.
The affect was particularly true for girls, researchers from King’s College London reported.
One obesity expert said the results highlighted that early intervention was key to tackling obesity.
The children had their weight and height measured by a nurse at the age of 10 and they self-reported when they were 30.
Their emotional states were also noted, the researchers reported in the journal BMC Medicine.
Children with a lower self-esteem, those who felt less in control of their lives, and those who worried often were more likely to gain weight over the next 20 years, the results showed. Read more…
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