Teens- More Popular=Better Weight?
Teenaged girls who believed they were lower on the social ladder were more likely to put on extra pounds, U.S. researchers report.
The researchers collected information about height, weight, television viewing habits, diet and other factors, including the girls' perceived social standing at school.
Girls who said they were at four or below (lowest) on a 10-point scale of social standing were more likely to put on extra weight over the next two years than those who said they had a standing of five or higher.
The average body-mass index (BMI) among all the girls was 20.8 in 1999 and 22.1 in 2001. During those two years, 520 of the girls (11.7 percent) had at least a two-unit increase in BMI.The percentage of American teen girls classified as overweight increased from 14 percent to 16 percent between 1999 and 2004.
The findings were published in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
The researchers collected information about height, weight, television viewing habits, diet and other factors, including the girls' perceived social standing at school.
Girls who said they were at four or below (lowest) on a 10-point scale of social standing were more likely to put on extra weight over the next two years than those who said they had a standing of five or higher.
The average body-mass index (BMI) among all the girls was 20.8 in 1999 and 22.1 in 2001. During those two years, 520 of the girls (11.7 percent) had at least a two-unit increase in BMI.The percentage of American teen girls classified as overweight increased from 14 percent to 16 percent between 1999 and 2004.
The findings were published in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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