Monday, May 3, 2010

Obese kids more apt to be bullied, study confirms | Reuters

Obese kids more apt to be bullied, study confirms | Reuters
A quarter of the children reported being bullied, although their mothers said about 45 percent of them were bullied.

According to the investigators, the odds of being bullied were 63 percent higher for an obese child, compared to a healthy-weight peer.