A University of Minnesota study has found that girls who read magazine articles about dieting are more likely to develop eating disorders. The study tracked over 2,500 middle school students for five years, asking about the types of articles they read.

"Girls in middle school who read dieting articles were twice as likely five years later to try to lose weight by fasting or smoking cigarettes... [and] were three times more likely to use measures such as vomiting or taking laxatives..."

Though both boys and girls were included in the study, the boys reported almost no lasting effects from reading dieting articles. Read more online.

Posted By: Lori S