In a recent study, lead author Laura Hooper, PhD, in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, analyzed data from the EAT project. The aim of this study was to understand how different groups of young people behave, first at age 14 and then eight years later.
It turned out that being overweight during adolescence was associated with more screen time, shorter sleep, and more weight. In adolescence, this was already associated with shorter sleep time, less breakfast, more fast food and sugary drinks, and higher weight.
Also, when teased during puberty, eight years later, teens gained more weight than before. Making fun of being overweight was associated with negative health behaviors and weight status when adjusted for adolescents’ ethnic/racial and socioeconomic status.
In addition, black youth and people from low socioeconomic status families suffered greatly from both being overweight and ridiculed for it.
Source: Ferra
