That is leading to alarming behavior. For instance one report indicates children as young as ten feel better if they are on a diet.
Terry warns parents to be careful of the messages they send.
That goes for you too dad, if you openly criticize the way your wife looks. The daughter hears that. One young boy who um I saw was afraid to eat any kind of fat, really afraid to eat apples because they might contain fat. Terry sees more and more young people who feel as if their bodies need to be perfect. The girls want to be waif like and thin and don't want their stomachs to stick out even after they eat.