teen eating disorders may impact weight later

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1、TeenEatingDisordersMayImpactWeightLater　　Youngteenswhobingeeatandthosewhoarefearfulofweightgainmaybemorelikelytobecomeoverweightlaterinadolescence，accordingtoanewstudyfromtheUnitedKingdom.　　Researcherslookedforearlysymptomsofeatingdisordersamongmorethan7，00013-year-oldsandfoundcertainsymptomspredic

2、tedwhichchildrenwouldhaveweightproblemsatage15.　　Girlswhoengagedinbingeeatingat13tendedtohaveahigherbodymassindex（BMI），ameasureofweightrelativetoheight，twoyearslater.　　Bothboysandgirlswhoseverelyrestrictedtheireatingat13hadlowerBMIswhentheyweretwoyearsolder.　　"Themostimportantmessageisthatevenatthi

3、syoungage，ahighpercentageofboysandgirlshaveworryingeatingdisorderssymptoms，"Dr.NadiaMicalitoldReutersHealthinanemail.　　MicaliledthestudyfromtheInstituteofChildHealthatUniversityCollegeLondon.　　SheandhercolleaguesgathereddatafromanongoingUKtrialthatincludesparentsandkids.Fromsurveysfilledoutbyparent

4、s，theresearcherscollectedinformationoneatingdisordersymptoms4among7，082teensatage13-suchasbinging，excessiveconcernsoverbodyweightorshapeandbehaviorslikerestrictingfoodintake.　　Theteamalsolookedatlinksbetweenthesesymptomsandotheraspectsoftheteens'social，academic，extracurricularandfamilylives.　　Overa

5、ll，63percentofgirlsand39percentofboyswereafraidofgainingweightorgettingfat.Extremelevelsoffearofweightgainorconcernsaboutbodyshapeorweightwereseenamong11percentofgirls.　　Girlsavoidedfattyfoodsmoreoftenthanboys，whileboysweremorelikelytodointenseexerciseforweightloss.　　Evenatage13，overeatingandbingin

6、gwasstronglylinkedtonegativeimpactsonthechild'slifeandburdentofamilyamongbothboysandgirls，theresearchersreportintheJournalofAdolescentHealth.　　Bingingandovereatingwereespeciallylinkedtoemotionalandbehavioraltroublesforbothgenders.Cuttingbackonfoodwaslinkedtomentalhealthdisturbancesamongboysmorethan

7、girls.　　Excessiveconcernoverweightandshapealsohadasignificantimpactongirls，Micalinotes，"butparentsprobablydon'trecognizetheimpactofthispatternonachild'slifein4boys，"Micalisaid.　　Thefindingsareareminderthatb