Weight Worries May Start Early for Slim Women
2 L0 @" U$ ?# X( c, \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.
$ O# |0 N& l0 U6 @# `' nResearchers found that among more than 2,400 thin women they surveyed, nearly 10
3 C6 m! @" }. Lpercent thought they were too heavy. __ (1)__
5 |7 T3 H. O/ _, E W- Z8 _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)
n# {$ i2 K! y5 Y' r |: ~3 j: RTo 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)/ t3 x% C8 r& T) m+ Q: x4 p8 ^
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)$ Q! k5 N: y) |- a5 W9 l# N
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)+ {+ P4 n0 v! Q5 C, T9 Z* J
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A The same was true of* women who started having sex or drinking alcohol when they were Younger than 15 years old.( l; v7 N p# x7 T
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.+ \! s0 ~% y; }/ A
C “Our results indicate that the risk of beingdissatisfied with (one's) own body weight may beestablished early in life," Kjaer and her colleagues write.0 p) o, o" z4 f; u/ r3 N+ c
D Research suggests that many normal-weight women wish to weigh less.. u& R' h* S5 Y, Q
E If worries have altered your appetite or weight, it will help to talk to someone about it.# G6 x) p M' h9 b- v% V) m1 }
F The women were asked about factors ranging from childhood experiences to currentexercise habits.
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