Tag: Eating / Appetite Disorders

Nonshared environmental factors explain 21 percent of the condition in twin study

Authors say this finding may help identify patients who could benefit from screening for an eating disorder

Volumes of adolescents and young adults seeking inpatient, outpatient care for eating disorders increased, particularly during the first year of the pandemic

Among children ages 9 to 10 years, no sex differences observed in likelihood of engaging in disordered eating behaviors

Evidence insufficient to support a recommendation for or against screening adults, teens for eating disorders

No similar increase in inpatient or outpatient care seen for three comparator behavioral health conditions

Evidence insufficient to evaluate the benefits and harms of screening for eating disorders in adolescents and adults

Findings seen in longitudinal study of U.S. teens of diverse backgrounds recruited from schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area

For first 12 months of pandemic, number of admissions at children's hospital more than double for same period in previous three years

Frequency of bullying positively linked to purging, muscularity-oriented behavior, but not dietary restriction, binge eating