Besides physical consequences, obesity has negative psychological effects, thereby
lowering human life quality. Major psychological consequences of this disorder includes …

Childhood obesity is multi factorial health condition, so the simple evaluation of body fat will
not be sufficed to manage the global epidemic of childhood obesity. Literature consistently …

Given mixed findings regarding the unique trajectories of female and male adolescents'
body dissatisfaction over time, comprehensive longitudinal examinations are needed. This …

Background Body dissatisfaction is associated with impairment in women's quality of life
(QoL). To date, research has not examined the relationship between body dissatisfaction …

Rationale Body dissatisfaction is prevalent in mid-adolescence and may be associated with
the onset of depression. Objective The study assessed the influence of body dissatisfaction …

Media influence may lead adolescents to internalize patterns of physical beauty, resulting in
dissatisfaction with their own bodies when they are unable to match up to these patterns. In …

Body dissatisfaction is common in adolescence and associated with negative outcomes (eg,
eating disorders). We identified common individual trajectories of body dissatisfaction from …

Emotional eating is associated with an increased risk of binge eating, eating in the absence
of hunger and obesity risk. While previous studies with children and adolescents suggest …

The lack of significant treatment and prevention progress highlights the need for a more
expanded strategy. Given the robust association between socioeconomic factors and …

Background In order to elucidate the individual and community health burden of body
dissatisfaction (BD), we examined impairment in quality of life associated with BD in a large …