In addition, the increasing change in perception could reduce the effectiveness of public health actions aimed at reducing the weight of young people and improving the quality of life in this population group.
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“Young people who underestimate their weight and therefore do not consider themselves overweight may not feeling the need to lose excess weight and may make unhealthy lifestyle choices as a result”, emphasized the scientists of the magazine.
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Aesthetic models associated with health and that motivate people to be healthy should be promoted.
But still, the researchers found that underestimation increased and overestimation decreased over time in both sexeswith more marked trends in women.
Thus, increasing correct weight perception and decreasing overestimation may have a positive effect on unnecessary and unhealthy weight loss behaviors among adolescents. While the increase in overvaluation could indicate the need for action by health public to reinforce the correct perception of weight.
