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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I bet dating & sex are down also because weight is so far up. I know there is (thankfully) so many more sizes and body types depicted in the media but there’s still such a stigma to dating overweight people.

It adds to the loneliness. [/quote]

Maybe for teens in wealthy white communities that's true, I honestly don't know. I work with teens, primarily Black and Latino and lower-income. I really don't think being heavy is holding anyone back here. [b]I think that bigger bodies are considered desirable[/b] and there are so many more cute clothes options compared to when I was a teen and dinosaurs roamed the earth.

I don't know why teens are sad, depressed, and anxious but we have definitely seen a big uptick over the past five years where I work.  I think meaningful interests, a developmentally appropriate amount of responsibility, training in some basic CBT/DBT techniques, and a lot of love and positive feedback in a least one but hopefully multiple areas of life (home, school, extracurriculars, friends, faith group), all those things help a lot.[/quote]

“Bigger bodies” are unhealthy and will indeed hold these children back in life. [/quote]

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