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TWO Irish inventors have created a bin that lets savvy punters weigh their rubbish when the dreaded pay-by-load charges kick in. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar revealed this week that people will be forced… ...
Self-Weighing Throughout Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Implications for Well-Being. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2015; 47 (6): 506 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2015.08.008; ...
Want to ward off the dreaded “Freshman 15?” Try putting a scale in your dorm room. A new study by researchers at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania found that female college-aged ...
Stopping the habit of self-weighing wasn’t easy, but it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made for my mental health. I began to reclaim my body and my sense of self-worth.
Self-weighing can be a useful tool to help adults control their weight, but for adolescents and young adults this behavior may have negative psychological outcomes. Researchers from the University ...
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Teens and young adults, especially females, who weighed themselves regularly had significantly higher odds of depression and weight concern, as well as decreased body satisfaction and self-esteem ...
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While one study highlights the potential harms of frequent weighing, the meta-analysis suggests that occasional self-weighing may not always lead to negative outcomes, though caution is advised.
Plus, I’d been taught — like everyone else — to prioritize my weight. When I was a teenager, I weighed myself religiously — at least a few times a week, if not daily.