Their schoolmates' weight determines whether teenage high school girls will try to lose pounds, new research finds, and the school environment plays a big role in the decision.The blind leading the blind.
Although fashion magazines and celebrity culture equate 'thin' with 'beautiful,' the study in the March issue of Journal of Health and Social Behavior found that girls tend to view their body image in comparison to the peers they see every day in school - and being overweight might be perfectly fine.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Teen Girls Look To Peers To Gauge Weight Goals
Maybe they will leave the thin models on the runway alone.
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