Experts say the figure obsession leads to alcoholism and drug addiction

Staff at Children's Hospital Boston are concerned: nearly one in five American teenager too much attention to her figure. Most of them build muscle mass with steroids and hormonal agents, a minority, have dreams of a slender body, trying to keep weight under control, causing vomiting after eating.

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Researchers warn that such methods to observe a figure undermined not only physical health but also the human psyche: teens, increase the mass of the body   using cocktails with vitamins, dietary supplements and so on., then to 50% more likely to suffer from alcoholism and drug addiction. Those who sat on a strict diet or intermittently cause rejection of food in the future, much more have been exposed to severe depression.

In addition, 2, 9% of the more than five thousand people took part in this study, had problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Another third of the respondents admitted that periodically experiencing bouts of binge eating or bulimia.

"The desire to have a beautiful body is not unique to the fair sex, which means the boys who are in their teens, also need special control. If parents notice that the child began to show an interest in fitness, they do not have to let it take its course in order to prevent excesses, "- said study author Dr. Alison Field.

The fact of the topic:
At the same time, the desire for a healthy lifestyle, instilled from a young age, it helps to avoid problems in the future. A few days ago, US media have reported that their federal army melting away. The fact that the soldiers and officers, whose weight does not correspond to accepted standards in the Pentagon are forced to leave the civil service, and each year they become more. (READ MORE)

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