Adolescents struggle with finding a healthy way of viewing their bodies. Media pressures, family expectations, and peer pressure all seem to collaborate to create an atmosphere in which teenagers constantly believe that how they look is unacceptable and needs to change. Witness the mounting obesity problem among young people, along with growing numbers of teenagers who struggle with eating disorders. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, more than 33% of teenagers are overweight, and ten percent of teens struggle with eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. [Read more...]

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