Weight-based teasing is associated with gain in BMI and fat mass among children and adolescents at-risk for obesity: A longitudinal study.
Natasha A SchveyShannon E MarwitzSarah J MiOvidiu A GalescuMiranda M BroadneyDeborah Young-HymanSheila M BradyJames C ReynoldsMarian Tanofsky-KraffSusan Z YanovskiJack A YanovskiPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2019)
Among youths with, and at-risk for, overweight and obesity, weight-based teasing was associated with greater weight and fat gain.