Pressure To Be Thin and Insulin Sensitivity Among Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Extant research indicates that some of the comorbidities associated with adult obesity may be adversely affected by the stress resulting from negative body image and weight-related stigma. This study examined the association between weight-related pressure and insulin sensitivity in adolescents, who are vulnerable to both weight-based teasing and the onset of metabolic dysregulation.

Methods

Participants were 215 adolescent healthy volunteers (55% female; 59% white; 35% overweight/obese; mean ± standard deviation age = 15.4 ± 1.4 year), who completed a self-report measure of pressure to be thin from parents, friends, and romantic partners. Fasting blood samples were obtained to assess serum insulin and glucose, which were used to calculate insulin sensitivity; fat ma

SUBMITTER: Schvey NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4693297 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature