Early dieting as a young girl may have unintended long-term health consequences. Research presented at a conference found that women who dieted at a younger age were more likely to struggle with obesity, alcohol abuse, and eating disorders as adults. Specifically, for each year younger a woman started dieting, her risk of these issues increased. For example, a woman who started dieting at age 12 would be 30% more likely to have an eating disorder and 20% more likely to abuse alcohol or be obese by her 30s compared to a woman who started dieting at 14. The researcher theorizes that food restriction at a young age may affect brain development in ways that alter sensitivity to rewards like food and alcohol later in life
Early dieting as a young girl may have unintended long-term health consequences. Research presented at a conference found that women who dieted at a younger age were more likely to struggle with obesity, alcohol abuse, and eating disorders as adults. Specifically, for each year younger a woman started dieting, her risk of these issues increased. For example, a woman who started dieting at age 12 would be 30% more likely to have an eating disorder and 20% more likely to abuse alcohol or be obese by her 30s compared to a woman who started dieting at 14. The researcher theorizes that food restriction at a young age may affect brain development in ways that alter sensitivity to rewards like food and alcohol later in life
Early dieting as a young girl may have unintended long-term health consequences. Research presented at a conference found that women who dieted at a younger age were more likely to struggle with obesity, alcohol abuse, and eating disorders as adults. Specifically, for each year younger a woman started dieting, her risk of these issues increased. For example, a woman who started dieting at age 12 would be 30% more likely to have an eating disorder and 20% more likely to abuse alcohol or be obese by her 30s compared to a woman who started dieting at 14. The researcher theorizes that food restriction at a young age may affect brain development in ways that alter sensitivity to rewards like food and alcohol later in life
Women who were put on diets as young girls are more likely to struggle with obesity, alcohol abuse and disordered eating as adults, according to preliminary research presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior. We were able to demonstrate that younger age at !rst diet actually predicted health problems in the future, wrote the study"s principal investigator #amela $eel in an email to %he &u'ngton #ost. If corroborated by further investigation, the !ndings could lead e(perts to consider early dieting as a risk factor for more serious problems, $eel e(plained. $eel and team found that for each year younger at !rst diet, a woman"s risk of these associations became stronger. )or e(ample, a woman who !rst dieted at age ** would be *+ percent more likely to have an eating disorder, ,- percent more likely to abuse alcohol and ., percent more likely to be overweight or obese by her thirties than someone who !rst dieted at */ years. Why this association e(ists remains an open 0uestion. $eel, a psychology professor at )lorida State 1niversity, theori2ed that food restriction could actually a3ect neural pathways. 4ne possibility is that restricting food intake earlier in life may in5uence brain development in ways that alter sensitivity to rewards, like food and alcohol, that could increase risk for overconsumption and related problems in life, she said.
Prevalence and Risk Factors For Obesity and Overweight Among Elementarystudents at West Visayas State University - Integrated Laboratory School in 2013