One fourth of America is dieting at one time. Among the legions of the weight conscious is an alarmingly younger group of children. Surveys have shown that forty two percent of first through third graders want to be thinner.
Women approach food as the enemy.
And, these are the mothers that are passing the message to their daughters that there are good foods and bad foods. Often mothers are unaware of how easy it is for daughters to pick up on bad attitudes about food and appearance that could develop into the disordered thinking of an eating disorder down the road. Early obsessions with food can lead to eating disorders. Just ask sixteen year old Julie. That was the farthest thing from my mind.