Weight Worries May Start Early for Slim Women* d* f# }& V) T( q. y
There is a range of reasons(一系列原因) why thin women think they're too heavy, but the distorted(扭曲,歪曲)body image may often have its roots in childhood, the results of a new study suggest.; F. o2 L. F& t0 z4 s* q
Researchers found that among more than 2,400 thin women they surveyed, nearly 10
6 O* U# `' D0 j! r/ Ipercent thought they were too heavy. __ (1)__9 E+ L6 |, y: a9 O& w
According to the study authors, led by Dr. Susanne Kruger Kjaer of the Danish CancerSociety, Copenhagen, society's "ideal" female body is moving toward an underweight physique.(体格)__ (2)
/ T# Q6 D( M; M5 _5 nTo investigate body image among thin women, the researchers gave questionnaires(问卷) to 2,443 women ages 27 to 38 whose body mass index(体块指数)was at the low end of normal(正常值下限)___(3)
V" j4 G$ P2 M: [Overall, almost 10 percent of the women thought they were too heavy. Those who reportedcertain "severe life events" in childhood or adolescence, such as having a parent become ill orhaving their educational hopes dashed(使破灭,挫败), were more likely than others to have a distorted body image. __ (4)& f. e' ]8 m; l5 `
In contrast, traumatic events in adulthood(成年), such as serious illness or significant marital problems, were not related to poor body image, the researchers report. __ (5)
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3 f+ c/ e) _5 E! ~- ^* H& @4 XA The same was true of* women who started having sex or drinking alcohol when they were Younger than 15 years old." s4 h; A0 S! t2 y
B Experiences in childhood, including having an iii parent, or sta/'ting to drink or have sex at aparticularly young age, were among the risk factors for having a distorted body image.
# Q9 _. l, I* fC “Our results indicate that the risk of beingdissatisfied with (one's) own body weight may beestablished early in life," Kjaer and her colleagues write.
7 O3 D& \9 f1 z0 m. x" vD Research suggests that many normal-weight women wish to weigh less.
% V9 R p. T$ l: GE If worries have altered your appetite or weight, it will help to talk to someone about it.% [/ | M, c7 @
F The women were asked about factors ranging from childhood experiences to currentexercise habits.& Q4 ~" ^9 x, o) f
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