Dietary restraint in normal weight and overweight children. A cross-sectional study.
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
; 24(3): 314-8, 2000 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-10757624
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study investigated the degree to which actual fatness and negative self-esteem might be linked to dietary restraint in childhood.METHOD:
Subjects were 426 boys and 319 girls, aged 10.6 y (+/- 1 y). Forty-nine children were overweight (> 30%) and 149 subjects were in the category 'moderately overweight' (10-30% overweight). Measures of self-esteem and dietary restraint were used in the analyses.RESULTS:
Dietary restraint was observable in all weight groups and significantly more in girls. Boys and girls with an existing fatness problem showed more dietary restraint. Weight status, not self-esteem, turned out to be the best predictor of dietary restraint.DISCUSSION:
Because there were good reasons to expect side-effects of the observed dietary restraint in obese children in the long term, valuable alternatives like changes in the life-style and interventions that enhance body image and self-esteem were recommended.
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En
Ano de publicação:
2000
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Article