London - Two-thirds of girls aged 14 and 15 are unhappy with their weight, a study of 78 000 pupils has found.
Those who want to lose weight rose to 64 percent last year from 56 percent in 2009. Many said they missed breakfast or lunch in an attempt to slim.
Concerns among teenage boys that they weigh too much have also increased. Nearly one in three boys – 29 percent – said they want to shed the pounds in the latest survey from last year.
The figures compare to 22 percent of males in 1991 who wanted to slim and 54 percent of females, according to the research by the Schools Health Education Project.
Daily Mail