‘Incredibly concerning’: More U.S. teens are trying to lose weight

Global News – Laura Hensley

Despite growing awareness around body positivity, new research has found more American teenagers are dieting today than in the past — especially young women. From 2013 to 2016, nearly 38 per cent of adolescents between the ages of 16 and 19 said they had tried to lose weight during the past year, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics.

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