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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 Yanovski
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • weight loss
  • body mass index
  • physical activity
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • body weight
  • type diabetes
  • skeletal muscle
  • high fat diet induced