date:Jul 22, 2022
97 to 2016 and included the responses of 34,235 children aged 8-17 years. It found that the number of children dieting in these age ranges increased from 21.4% to 26.5% during that time frame.
The study further revealed that these increases were most pronounced among older children, Asian children, boys and all categories in lower-income families.
It is clear that weight loss attempts amongst young people are rising, states Little. The majority of weight loss behaviors are in children who are