Fig. 2.

People with whom children have discussed weight issues; US children (n 1224) (, tweens (aged 8–12 years) self-categorized as overweight*; , tweens self-categorized as under/normal weight†; , teens (aged 13–18 years) self-categorized as overweight*; , teens self-categorized as under/normal weight†) participating in an online survey, January 2010. ‘Other adult’ included teachers and excluded parents, doctors and nurses. ‘Peer/friend/sibling’ included separate selection of ‘peer’, ‘friend’, ‘sibling’ or ‘another person your age’ (*‘slightly overweight’ or ‘very overweight’ selected in self-assessment; †‘very underweight’, ‘slightly underweight’ or ‘about the right weight’ selected in self-assessment)