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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
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