“It’s concerning that we’re seeing a trend where fewer adolescents perceive themselves as being overweight,” the study’s lead author wrote.
Researchers from the University of Luxembourg published a paper with data collected from over 40 countries, finding a significant decline in teens overestimating their weight and an increase in underestimating it .
Experts said this shift could reduce how effective public health weight-loss interventions aimed at young people are and overall their health. “It’s concerning that we’re seeing a trend where fewer adolescents perceive themselves as being overweight — as this could undermine ongoing efforts to tackle increasing levels of obesity in this age group,” lead author Anouk Geraets, from the University of Luxembourg, said in a press release.
“Young people who underestimate their weight and therefore do not consider themselves to be overweight may not feel they need to lose excess weight and, as a result, they may make unhealthy lifestyle choices,” she added. Researchers speculated the trends may be a result of body image ideals shifting — pointing out that a strong and athletic body is the new ideal for both sexes — and it may be the reason for some changes in weight perception., analyzed 745,000 adolescents from 41 countries — including the U.S., Canada and some countries in Europe — between 2002 to 2018. Specifically, researchers used data collected at four-year intervals from teenagers who were 11,13 and 15 years old.
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