Dying to be thin [Video]

Adolescent girls are more fearful of gaining weight than cancer, nuclear war, or losing their parents.

 

Adolescent girls can be more fearful of gaining weight than cancer, nuclear war, or losing their parents.

Sources:

Southern Connecticut State University

South Carolina Department of Mental Health

University of Washington

 

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