Ideals versus reality: Are weight ideals associated with weight change in the population?

Objective To quantify weight ideals of young adults and to examine whether the discrepancy between actual and ideal weight is associated with 10‐year body mass index (BMI) change in the population. Methods This study comprised 4,964 adults from the prospective population‐based FinnTwin16 study. They reported their actual and ideal body weight at age 24 (range 22‐27) and 10 years later (attrition 24.6%). The correlates of discrepancy between...