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Rick of Winslow, ME
Feb 8, 2008 8:52 AM
"by age 13, 53 percent of American girls are "unhappy with their bodies." By age 17, that number jumps to 78 percent of girls who are dissatisfied with their bodies."

I don't think I've ever heard a woman say she was happy with her body no matter how good it looked to the male eye. Just up it to 100% of women who are not satisfied with their bodies and be done with it.report abuse

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