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Dieting among preadolescent and young adolescent females.char = W;code = 87
Publication: CMAJ 2004 May 11 ;170(10)::1559-61.
Publication Date: 2004 May 11
Study Author(s): McVey, Gail;Tweed, Stacey;Blackmore, Elizabeth;
Institution: Community Health Systems Resource Group, Ontario Community Outreach Program for Eating Disorders and Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto Health Network/Toronto General Hospital, The Hospital for Sick Children.
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We examined the prevalence of dieting and negative eating attitudes among 2279 females (aged 10-14 years) in southern Ontario. Self-report questionnaires revealed that 29.3% of the girls were currently trying to lose weight and 10.5% had scores greater than the clinical threshold for disordered eating (Children's version of the Eating Attitudes Test [ChEAT] score > or = 20). Those with elevated ChEAT scores were more likely than those with lower scores to be engaged in dieting and other extreme weight control methods.
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