“What we found was that the perception of being overweight has a much stronger effect of suicidal ideation than the objective measure of weight,” said study lead author Philip Baiden. He's associate ...

Adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight are three times more likely to consider committing self-harm compared to ...

In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...