• 51% of 9 and 10 year-old girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet.
  • 42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner.
  • 46% of 9-11 year-olds are “sometimes” or “very often” on diets, and 82% of their families are “sometimes” or “very often” on diets.
  • 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat. 51% of 9 and 10 year old girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet.
  • Time Magazine reports that 80% of all children have been on a diet by the time that they have reached the fourth grade.

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  1. opinionatedgurl reblogged this from jenniferpereira and added:
    I felt the need to repost this because I think it’s sad when kids worry...their weight...
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