ABC News gathered a panel of 5 to 8-year-old girls and asked their opinions on what’s fat, what’s thin, what looks good and what looks bad. Their bluntly honest answers aligned, sadly, with a recent study that suggested almost half of 3-to-6 year old girls worry about being fat.” I was struck by the Asian American girl sitting in the front row; while innocent and somewhat cute, I did cringe hearing her say in response to the question, “Why do you want to eat healthy?” – “So I don’t get heavy so my dad can carry me.” Somehow these children are associating light (or skinny) with healthy, which is just the beginning of unhealthy perspectives on body image. Definitely depressing.
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