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Overweight Teens Who Are Satisfied With Their Bodies Are Less Depressed, Less Prone To Unhealthy Behaviors
May 1, 2012 by NewsBot
A study to be published in the June 2012 issue of Journal of Adolescent Health looking at the relationships between body satisfaction and healthy psychological functioning in overweight adolescents has found that young women who are happy with the size and shape of their bodies report higher levels of self-esteem...