Discussion Questions
Aired October 8, 2003
Children who diet may actually gain weight in the long run, possibly because of metabolic changes, but more likely because they resort to binge eating, doctors reported on Monday.
1. What diet-related study did the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston recently conduct? What is a "metabolism"? What is "binge eating"? According to the study, why are children who diet more likely to gain weight in the long term than those who eat normally?
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2. What are the implications of the Brigham and Women's Hospital study?
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3. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what percentage of American children ages 6 to 18 were overweight in 2000? How does this compare to the percentage of overweight children in 1980?
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4. To what extent is obesity a problem among your peers and in society in general? What factors do you think contribute to obesity?
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5. What strategies do health experts recommend people take to effectively loose weight?
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Related Links
CNN.com: Study: Kids' dieting may promote weight gain (http://us.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/10/06/kids.diets.reut/index.html)
BBC.com: Children who diet 'gain weight' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3168680.stm)
CNN.com: Report: U.S. kids living longer, getting fatter (http://us.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/parenting/07/18/kids.health/index.html)
Keywords
children, dieting, weight gain, metabolism, binge eating, Brigham and Women's Hospital, research study, obesity
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