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Weight teasing from different family members linked to harmful health outcomes for adolescents

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Weight teasing from different family members linked to harmful health outcomes for adolescents
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Weight-related teasing from family members is common among adolescents, and new research from UConn's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health shows that who the teasing comes from may play an important role in youth health and well-being. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, examined data from a national sample of 1,073 U.S. adolescents ages 10 to 17 to understand how weight teasing from different family members relates to eating behaviors, body image, and internalized weigh

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