27% of teens in peril from dieting. (Health).TORONTO -- Over 27% of Ontario adolescents are engaged in dangerous weight-loss practices, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Merryl Bear, Director of the National Eating Disorder eat·ing disorder n. Any of several patterns of severely disturbed eating behavior, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia, seen mainly in female teenagers and young women. Information Centre. The organization reports that: * 80% of teen girls are unhappy with their bodies and weight, if they are "under" or "normal" weight; * 35% of "normal" dieters develop severe food and weight preoccupation, often resulting in anorexia or bulimia bulimia: see eating disorders. ; * Eating disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. is the third most chronic condition in adolescent females; * 35% of "normal" dieters will go on to develop severely disturbed food and weight attitudes and behaviours. Girls who smoke to suppress their appetites are the highest group of new nicotine addicts. |
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