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Dieting Makes Little Girls Fat

Five year old girls who diet end up fatter as they get older.

Dieting May Promote Weight Gain in Children

"Our data suggest that for many adolescents, dieting to control weight is not only ineffective, it may actually promote weight gain," said the report from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.  Based on a study of  more than 16,000 U.S. boys and girls age 9 to 14 from 1996 to 1998.  Pediatrics, 10/03.

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