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Milking diet fads makes no bones for young girls.(News)

Article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) Article date: October 1, 2007

Byline: By Madeleine Brindley Western Mail

Extreme diets adopted by teenage girls hypnotised by the lure of a size zero figure could be increasing their risk of serious health problems in the future. New research has found that strict self-imposed dietary restrictions, without proper medical advice, could significantly increase their risk of osteoporosis in later life.

Milk and dairy products are often cut drastically or completely by girls who believe they contain too much fat.

But such practices can deprive an ...

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