Obese girls 50% less likely to attend college than non-obese

A study released by the University of Texas found that obese teenage girls were half as likely to attend college than their non-obese peers. 17% of high school girls are now obese. When comparing obese girls to non-obese girls, class failure rates were 24% higher for obese girls and self-rejection rates were 64% more in obese girls.

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