ABSTRACT
Laura is a 15-year-old girl who lives in Liege, in the French-speaking region of Belgium. She is in the middle of her puberty period, and has developed a little later than most of her classmates. Laura is of normal height with a BMI of 28 (calculated by her family physician during a recent visit). Her parents try to cook healthy meals although both Laura and her brother prefer “junk” food including chocolate, chips and soda. Laura’s father makes a big fuss about eating breakfast. He says that children can’t concentrate at school without a good breakfast but, like many teenagers, Laura and her brother prefer to sleep longer in the morning than make time for breakfast. Laura is aware that she is a little overweight and she would like to be slimmer, but she is not sure how to go about it although she knows that she probably ought to exercise more than she does.
