{"id":156070,"date":"2013-10-01T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2013\/10\/01\/teens-health-causes-and-consequences-of-negative-body-image-in-girls\/"},"modified":"2013-10-01T10:00:22","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T10:00:22","slug":"teens-health-causes-and-consequences-of-negative-body-image-in-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2013\/10\/01\/teens-health-causes-and-consequences-of-negative-body-image-in-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen&#8217;s Health: Causes And Consequences Of Negative Body Image In Girls!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A healthy body image is an important part of a growing girl\u2019s self-esteem. Understand what you can do to help your daughter feel comfortable with her body. Girls often face significant pressure to be physically attractive. The quest for a perfect body can take a heavy toll, though. Find out what you can do to help your daughter develop and maintain a healthy body image.<\/p>\n<p>Causes of a negative body image<br \/>Maintaining a healthy body image during adolescence is often difficult for girls. Factors that might harm a girl\u2019s body image include:<\/p>\n<p>Natural weight gain and other changes caused by puberty<\/p>\n<p>Peer pressure to look a certain way<\/p>\n<p>Media images that promote the ideal female body as thin<\/p>\n<p>Having a mother who\u2019s overly concerned about her own weight or her daughter\u2019s weight or appearance<\/p>\n<p>Consequences of a negative body image<br \/>If your daughter doesn\u2019t live up to her ideal body image, she might begin to feel inadequate and ashamed of her body \u2014 even if she\u2019s not overweight. This can increase the risk of mental health concerns, including:<\/p>\n<p>Low self-esteem<\/p>\n<p>Depression<\/p>\n<p>Eating disorders<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a negative body image leads to skipping meals or a cycle of dieting, losing weight and regaining weight \u2014 which can further harm self-esteem.<\/p>\n<p>Some research suggests a link between body dissatisfaction among girls and cigarette smoking, possibly because girls believe that smoking will help them control their weight.<\/p>\n<p>Having a negative body image also might affect a girl\u2019s comfort with her sexuality as she gets older. A negative body image might lead some girls to consider cosmetic surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A healthy body image is an important part of a growing girl\u2019s self-esteem. Understand what you can do to help your daughter feel comfortable with her body. Girls often face significant pressure to be physically attractive. 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