Physical education

Body anxious teens avoid PE, says report

The teenager, from Renfrew near Glasgow, is so worried about his appearance that he photoshops all of his online profile pictures.

Almost a third of 2,000 UK teenagers, polled for a body confidence campaign, avoid activities like PE because of fears about their looks.

The Be Real Campaign says schools have a key role in combating body anxiety.

Fears about they way they look are "having a profoundly negative effect on a significant number of young people in the UK", says the report.