Certain weight control behaviors may precipitate obesity among adolescent girls
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... consistently view TV during meals, TV viewing may distract children from normal fullness cues which can lead to overeating in children as it may in adults." In their paper, the researchers write, "To promote self-regulation of energy intake in young children, parents and caregivers should be advised against ...Physiological markers for cutting, other self-harming behaviors by teenage girls found
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