THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, RISK OF EATING DISORDERS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS WEIGHT LOSS BEHAVIOR AMONG 9TH GRADE BOYS AND GIRLS

Simona Pajaujienė Abstract Summary The majority of adolescents adopt what would be considered healthy eating and exercise behavior, but at the same time, a noticeable number use weight control methods considered to be unhealthy (Caroll et al., 2006). There is some evidence that disordered eating, body dissatisfaction, and excessive exercise might influence the presence of…