Teenage weight problems linked to frequent weighing

In the eyes of teenagers, image is a good part of one's identity during those hard-to-pass years. Teenage girls who weight themselves often may even be more likely to take up unhealthy weight-control habits according to a new study.

With perception and image being of utmost importance, the topsy-turvy world of many teenage girls -- who I fear try to be like the media wants them to be (perfect, slim and happy all the time) -- can be turned upside down often if they continuously weight themselves and then get bad habits going like binge-eating and risky weight-control tactics such as skipping meals and using diet pills.

The researchers concluded that "Our findings suggest that for the general population of adolescents, self-weighing is not helpful, and it may be harmful for adolescent girls."