Reading Diet Articles Could Be Unhealthy

January 2nd, 2007

(AP) -- Magazine headlines entice teenage girls with promises: "Get the body you want" and "Hit your dream weight now!" But a new study suggests reading articles about diet and weight loss could have unhealthy consequences later.

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