More than half of British girls under 15 years of age are unhappy with their bodies and want to lose weight even though they are not overweight, a new survey reveals. The Schools Health Education Unit conducted a nationwide survey involving more than 31,000 school children between 10 and 15 years of age and found that over 58 percent of girls aged between 13 and 14 years wanted to lose weight while a similar number of girls between 12 and 13 years of age were also not happy with their body weight. The researchers warned that there could be serious health problems for the girls, many of whom fall within the "healthy" weight rage while some of them were already underweight. "Analysis of the characteristics of the females shows that most of those wanting to lose weight are within the limits of 'healthy' weight, and some are already underweight", the researchers wrote in their report. Source: Medindia << Pregnant Woman Has Surgical Needle Poking Out of Her Belly Reducing Salt Intake Helps Reduce Stomach Cancer Risk >> Recommended Reading Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively. READ MORE Mantra to Prevent Childhood Obesity – Vigorous Physical Activity Being physically very active is the mantra to prevent pediatric obesity rather than concentrating efforts at restricting energy consumption. READ MORE Brown Fat to Fight Flab Around 50 grams of white fat stores 300 kilocalories. In contrast the same amount of brown fat burns 300 kilocalories a day. Such is the magic of this good fat. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Noscaphene (Noscapine) Hearing Loss Calculator Drug - Food Interactions
More than half of British girls under 15 years of age are unhappy with their bodies and want to lose weight even though they are not overweight, a new survey reveals. The Schools Health Education Unit conducted a nationwide survey involving more than 31,000 school children between 10 and 15 years of age and found that over 58 percent of girls aged between 13 and 14 years wanted to lose weight while a similar number of girls between 12 and 13 years of age were also not happy with their body weight. The researchers warned that there could be serious health problems for the girls, many of whom fall within the "healthy" weight rage while some of them were already underweight. "Analysis of the characteristics of the females shows that most of those wanting to lose weight are within the limits of 'healthy' weight, and some are already underweight", the researchers wrote in their report. Source: Medindia << Pregnant Woman Has Surgical Needle Poking Out of Her Belly Reducing Salt Intake Helps Reduce Stomach Cancer Risk >> Recommended Reading Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively. READ MORE Mantra to Prevent Childhood Obesity – Vigorous Physical Activity Being physically very active is the mantra to prevent pediatric obesity rather than concentrating efforts at restricting energy consumption. READ MORE Brown Fat to Fight Flab Around 50 grams of white fat stores 300 kilocalories. In contrast the same amount of brown fat burns 300 kilocalories a day. Such is the magic of this good fat. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Noscaphene (Noscapine) Hearing Loss Calculator Drug - Food Interactions
