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Researchers followed 2,500 young women from 1999 to 2004 and
surveyed them on a variety of issues related to diet, exercise,
and weight and body structure. The early results showed 7.5
percent used diet pills, but the recent results jumped to
14.2 percent.
According to Recent the Project EAT (Eating Among Teens),
one woman out of five women ages 19 to 20 used weight loss
diet pills such as phentermine,
Adipex, Didrex & Acomplia etc... . One of five accepted
taking diet pills or laxatives, vomiting or skipping meals
as well.
The lead researcher for the project Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
said "These numbers are startling, and they tell us we
need to do a better job of helping our daughters feel better
about themselves and avoid unhealthy weight-control behaviors"
The survey, which covered students in the St. Paul, Minneapolis
showed that less than 20 percent of teenage women are overweight,
though a majority of them are worried about their weight.
Sharon Berry, a psychologist with Children's Hospitals said
that as young women reach their teen years, they feel more
pressure and they also have greater financial resources and
access to diet pills and laxatives, said and Clinics of Minnesota.
Mostly Teens try to take diet
pills if they see their friends are trying them.
Mostly teens are likely to attempt unhealthy weight loss if
they are teased about their weight or upset about their body
image because at the stage every on want to be slim and good
looking. That's why they can do anything or go to any way
to become slim or improve their body image.
Other statistics
1. 40 percent of students reported going
on a diet in the past year.
2. 3.5 percent of students have been told
by a doctor they have an eating disorder.
3. Less than 20 percent of teenage women
are overweight, but a majority is worried about their weight.
Meanwhile, a comparable number of young men followed in the
study were only half as likely to attempt very unhealthy methods
of weight loss. Young men also reported more than six hours
of exercise per week, while young women reported less than
four hours.
Source:http://wcco.com/local/local_story_304070738.html
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