Adolescence can be a time filled with anxiety and insecurity about body shape and size, but a new Penn State study found that for Black youth, having a
Penn State researchers found that among Black youth between the ages of 11 and 19 with high BMI, those who reported a strong sense of racial identity also reported fewer weight concerns. Additionally, the more fathers were involved in teaching their daughters about Black culture, the less likely their daughters were to report harmful weight concerns.