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2 papers

Current Discoveries and Future Implications of Eating Disorders

Bing Feng, Jerney Harms, Emily Chen, Peiyu Gao, Pingwen Xu, Yanlin He

This narrative review summarizes what is known about eating disorders, focusing on anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED). The authors say these conditions often start in adolescence or early adulthood, are diagnosed more often in young women, and can harm physical, mental, and social health.…

Eating Disorders and Behaviors Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

An examination of weight bias among treatment-seeking obese patients with and without binge eating disorder

Rachel D. Barnes, Valentina Ivezaj, Carlos M. Grilo
General Hospital Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2013 32 citations

This paper is a systematic review of research on adults that looked at how eating disorders, body image, emotions, and self-esteem are linked. The authors searched three databases for papers from 2010–2024, screened 1,117 records, and included 6 studies, most of which had mostly female participants. The studies commonly found…

Eating Disorders and Behaviors Obesity and Health Practices Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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