Self-weighting is not a bad thing as it can help teens to achieve healthy weight-control, showed a study, published in 2008 in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Details here: http://www.emaxhealth.com/2/1/26778/self-weighing-could-help-teens-achieve-healthy-weight-control.html
But the study authors warn that it can backfire too. “The fear is that an excessive focus on weight from frequent self-weighing may place teens at greater risk for engaging in unhealthy weight control behaviors and for developing an eating disorder,” said Mary Alm, Ph.D., lead study author, with the University of Minnesota.
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Self-weighting is not a bad thing as it can help teens to achieve healthy weight-control, showed a study, published in 2008 in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Details here: http://www.emaxhealth.com/2/1/26778/self-weighing-could-help-teens-achieve-healthy-weight-control.html
But the study authors warn that it can backfire too. “The fear is that an excessive focus on weight from frequent self-weighing may place teens at greater risk for engaging in unhealthy weight control behaviors and for developing an eating disorder,” said Mary Alm, Ph.D., lead study author, with the University of Minnesota.
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