Overweight teens show higher suicide risk

Kudos, fatsos. More nutritional child abuse.

"Teenagers who are overweight, or who simply believe they are, may be at increased risk of attempting suicide, a new study suggests.

The study, of more than 14,000 U.S. high school students, found that those who were overweight were almost one-third more likely than their thinner peers to say they had attempted suicide.

Meanwhile, teens who considered themselves overweight -- including those were not, by objective measures -- were 45 percent more likely to have tried suicide than those who thought they were normal weight.

'Our findings show that both perceived and actual overweight increase risk for suicide attempt,' lead researcher Dr. Monica Swahn said in a written statement.

'This is a major concern,' she added, 'since more and more children and youth are becoming overweight and obese.'"

This sad situation is exacerbated by irresponsible, parasitic researchers who exploit children for their studies.

If they really cared about the kids and not their publications, they would report these kids to child and family services, as they are required to do by law.

They and the parents are lawbreakers.

And sickening, too.

Period.