News tagged with parent body
10- and 11-year-olds feel pressure to have a perfect body
A study of 4254 Canadian schoolchildren has shown a direct association between BMI and satisfaction with their body shape. The research, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, shows a linear response for gi ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Social background weighs heavily on teenage diet
Teenagers' attitudes to diet and weight are shaped by their social class, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Sep 25, 2009 |
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'Genetic biopsy' of human eggs might help pick the best for IVF
Given the stakes of in vitro fertilization, prospective parents and their doctors need the best information they can get about the eggs they will extract, attempt to fertilize, and implant. New research at Brown University ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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