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Although a negative association between obesity and physical health is widely acknowledged, the relationship binding body weight to psychological well-being is unclear. It has been shown that self-esteem scores in overweight and obese children generally fall within the normal range, even in clinical samples, and self-perceived body weight appears to be more closely related to reduced self-esteem rather than actual body weight. Cross-sectional data have shown that body dissatisfaction in children and adolescents is a significant predictor of weight and eating disorders. Several studies reported that adolescent obesity is . . .
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