Weight loss and increased self esteem not connected according to a new study
Lose the pounds, gain self-esteem? We tend to assume that shedding weight will make obese people feel better about themselves. But a new study finds that may not be the case.
WHYY’s Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss the connection between weight and self esteem in their weekly conversation.
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