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Indoor tanning develops eating disorder in teenagers (see pics)

New York: Schoolchildren using indoor tanning may develop unhealthy weight control behaviours such as taking diet pills or vomiting to lose weight, an alarming study said.The association between indoor tanning and such disorders may be

PTI PTI Updated on: April 08, 2014 10:19 IST



Thus, females who used indoor tanning were more likely to perceive themselves as normal weight, yet more likely to say they were trying to lose weight.

“Poor body image is associated with both indoor tanning behaviour and eating disorder behaviours,” Schwebel added in a study published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.

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