It's not just about the french fry: avoidance as an idiom of distress among overweight and obese adolescent boys.

The purpose of this article is to explore idiom of distress and its application to overweight and obese adolescent boys. This case study suggests that avoidance, as an idiom of distress, offers self-protection from suffering among this population. Fieldwork included 55 face-to-face contact hours, 25 virtual contact hours (i.