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Feeling pressure to lose weight as a teenager may have “long-lasting effects” on how a person perceives themselves as an adult, according to a new study. Adults who were bullied as a teen or those who felt pressure to lose weight from family or the media had the highest risk of “internalised weight stigma,” according to new findings from a long-term study. Researchers said that women, people in sexual minorities and deprived adults were also at higher risk. Internalised weight stigma is when people apply negative obesity-related stereotypes to themselves, such as thinking they are less attract…

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