Over quarter of kids under 10 bullied for being fat in diet obsessed society [Independent.ie]
- Published: 05 January 2012
ALMOST a quarter of children under 10 consider themselves overweight, according to a survey.
Some 28pc have been bullied because of their weight while 26pc have skipped a meal in the hope of losing pounds.
The poll of 1,500 young people aged seven to 18 also found that more than 40pc of under 10s worry about their weight and almost a quarter (23pc) have been on a diet in the past year.
Two thirds (66pc) of this age group admit to weighing themselves, with 37pc doing so regularly.
And 38pc say they are influenced by a "diet obsessed society".
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