Finnegan, JohnDianne Neumark-Sztainer2023-10-192023-10-192009-09-30https://hdl.handle.net/11299/257655Runtime 1:30 minutesThis resource is provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect current scientific knowledge or medical recommendations.Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. Overweight youth with certain socio-environmental, psychological, and behavioral tendencies are more likely to suffer from eating disorders. These tendencies include reading magazine articles about dieting, reporting a lack of family connectedness, and placing a high importance on weight. That’s according to research led by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, a University of Minnesota professor of epidemiology. <CLIP: “We found that 40 percent…for weight control purposes.”> Neumark-Sztainer offers advice. <Clip: “There is a lot of emphasis now…among overweight adolescents.”> With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.enAudio