When ignorance is bliss: weight perception, body mass index and quality of life in adolescents.

11 Despite the apparent strength and consistency of the association between adolescent obesity and HRQoL, some studies have found that some adolescents with obesity do not experience an associated decrease in HRQoL, suggesting that there may be significant moderators of this relationship. 14 Identifying individual differences that may protect adolescents from obesity-related reductions in HRQoL could aide in the development of targeted intervention and in the optimal public health approach to obesity in adolescents. 15 In this study, we focus on weight perception as a potential moderator of the relationship between overweight/obesity and HRQoL.

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