Out of the total group, 33.6% reported that they had dieted at some time and 15.8% were presently dieting. The most popular definition of dieting amongst the dieters was 'eating less/cutting down'; however, the second most popular answer was 'eating healthy food' which was the most popular answer amongst the non-dieters. The most popular definition of healthy eating was 'increasing fruit/ veg/salads', which is similar to how many girls perceived dieting, i.e. eating healthy food (fruit/veg/salads).