| Literature DB >> 17875468 |
Patricia van den Berg1, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer.
Abstract
Does a moderate degree of body dissatisfaction motivate overweight adolescents to lose weight? We examined the relationship between body satisfaction and BMI 5 years later in overweight adolescent girls from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens), and found that girls with higher body satisfaction gained less weight over 5 years.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17875468 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.06.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc Health ISSN: 1054-139X Impact factor: 5.012