Adolescence is a pivotal, yet frequently overlooked, period of life, with this age group often
no longer receiving the focus, care and protection devoted to other life stages. Nutritional …

Background Dieting is a risk factor of both eating disorders and obesity. The aim was to
examine time trends of dieting in Swedish adolescents, and explore how dieting and body …

Objective: To evaluate weight misperception among adolescents and determine
associations between self-perceived weight and socio-demographic characteristics, BMI …

Introduction: Little is known about gender differences in associations between weight control
intentions and mental health in adolescents. Our objective was to examine these …

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the associations between weight perception,
unhealthy weight control behavior, and suicidal ideation and planning and identify the role …

Introduction The present study examined predictors of negative changes in weight control
intentions from before to during the COVID‐19 pandemic among adolescents. Methods …

Purpose Half of adolescents are trying to change their weight and body-related self-
conscious emotions may influence these intentions. We estimated associations between …

Objective Perceptions of body weight represent an important health issue for Canadian
adolescents. While associations between weight perception and mental health concerns like …

This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of not eating lunch on school days
among Canadian children using dietary data from the 2015 Canadian Community Health …

Methods: Using data from Year 6 (2017–18) of the COMPASS study (n= 57324), we
performed a series of multivariable linear regressions to examine whether weight control …