Teasing children about weight increases risk of self-stigma as adults, study finds
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Research reveals ‘long-lasting effects’ caused by pressure from parents, families, bullies and the mediaParents who tease their children about their weight are putting them at greater risk of feeling bad about their bodies decades later, regardless of whether they grow up to have obesity or not, a groundbreaking study has found.Thirteen-year-olds who felt pressure from family members to shed pounds and endured weight-based teasing showed higher levels of internalised weight stigma when they...

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