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When discussing obesity with your teen, avoid talking weight loss, study says

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Choosing fruit
Richfield STEM Elementary School students walk through the lunch line Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2012. The school encourages students to eat more fruits and vegetables by placing those items at the beginning of the line and the entree options at the end of the line. Also, students can go back for seconds of any of the fruits and vegetables.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson

Talking to teens about healthy eating is the best way to address obesity, says a new study from the University of Minnesota.

From The Christian Science Monitor:

Talking about weight loss and obesity might do more harm than good, the researchers found.

A survey of more than 2,000 adolescents and their parents revealed that while discussions of healthy eating and lifestyle can promote healthy choices, talking about it in terms of weight loss and obesity can drive kids to try dangerous methods of weight control, including diet pills, laxatives, fasting, and purging.

Jerica Berge, the study's lead author and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, joins The Daily Circuit to discuss the research.

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Choosing fruit
Richfield STEM Elementary School students walk through the lunch line Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2012. The school encourages students to eat more fruits and vegetables by placing those items at the beginning of the line and the entree options at the end of the line. Also, students can go back for seconds of any of the fruits and vegetables.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson