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  • Title: Restraint, body image and food attitudes in children from 12 to 18 years.
    Author: Wardle J, Beales S.
    Journal: Appetite; 1986 Sep; 7(3):209-17. PubMed ID: 3800362.
    Abstract:
    Body image, dietary restraint, attitudes to food and food intake pattern were assessed in a survey of 348 London schoolchildren from three age groups. The data revealed striking sex differences in body image, restraint and food attitudes, even in the youngest age group (12 to 13 years). The majority of girls felt too fat, attempted to restrict their food intake, and expressed guilt about eating. The boys expressed much less concern in all these areas. No differences were found across the age groups. The results suggested that normal English girls experience significant levels of distress over eating and weight.
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