Janet M. Liechty, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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Janet M. Liechty, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Janet M. Liechty, professor of social work and of medicine at Illinois, says that body image distortion, rather than the more commonly used measure of body dissatisfaction, may be a better screening tool to help identify non-overweight girls at risk for unsafe weight loss practices.

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L. Brian Stauffer

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