Disordered eating and eating disorders in nutrition and dietetics students: Is it time to talk?

Genetic Influences on Eating and the Eating Disorders

The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195373622.013.0007 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 102-122

Author(s):

Tracey D. Wade

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Association Studies ◽

Twin Studies ◽

Genetic Influences ◽

Shared Environment ◽

Complex Nature ◽

Current State ◽

Increase Risk ◽

Eating Practices

The current chapter reviews our progress in understanding how genes influence eating and eating disorders (EDs) by addressing the following areas: (1) how recognition of genetic influences on eating and EDs emerged; (2) the complex nature of genetic action; (3) what twin studies can tell us about genetic influences; and (4) the current state of linkage and association studies. It is concluded that genes are an important part of the explanatory framework for the etiology of EDs, with an important contribution of the shared environment to the development of cognition and attitudes that may initiate disordered eating practices, and a critical contribution of the environment in providing a context within which genetic risk is more likely to be expressed. We currently have a limited understanding of the specific genes that are implicated, and the ways in which genes and the environment work together to increase risk for disordered eating.

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Celebrity influence on body image and eating disorders: A review

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105320988312 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 135910532098831

Author(s):

Zoe Brown ◽

Marika Tiggemann

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Big Data ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Research Articles ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Media Attention ◽

Research Findings ◽

Appearance Comparison

Celebrities are well-known individuals who receive extensive public and media attention. There is an increasing body of research on the effect of celebrities on body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. Yet, there has been no synthesis of the research findings. A systematic search for research articles on celebrities and body image or eating disorders resulted in 36 studies meeting inclusion criteria. Overall, the qualitative, correlational, big data, and experimental methodologies used in these studies demonstrated that exposure to celebrity images, appearance comparison, and celebrity worship are associated with maladaptive consequences for individuals’ body image.

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Differential Diagnoses Between Primary Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Secondary to a Primary Gastrointestinal Disorder

Gastrointestinal and Liver Disorders in Women’s Health ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-25626-5_1 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 3-17

Author(s):

Jennifer Heinemann ◽

Courtney Barry

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Gastrointestinal Disorder ◽

Differential Diagnoses

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Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating in Type 1 Diabetes: Prevalence, Screening, and Treatment Options

Current Diabetes Reports ◽

10.1007/s11892-013-0418-4 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 909-916 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Margo E. Hanlan ◽

Julie Griffith ◽

Niral Patel ◽

Sarah S. Jaser

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Type 1 Diabetes ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Diabetes Prevalence

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Cognitive Mapping: Its Use as an Assessment Tool for Disordered Eating

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal ◽

10.1123/wspaj.8.2.63 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 63-72

Author(s):

Kristin L. Wiginton ◽

Deborah Rhea

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Cognitive Mapping ◽

Female Athletes ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Mental Representations ◽

Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽

Preventive Practices ◽

The Impact

The incidence of eating disorders among female athletes continues to increase, presenting intervention challenges to athletic trainers. Additionally, a number of female athletes have disordered eating behaviors that do not yet constitute an eating disorder diagnosis, but have similar characteristics to those athletes diagonised with eating disorders. However, each athlete exhibits individual mental representations of disordered eating and the impact of those representations on important aspects of her life. The athletic trainer has the potential to offer comprehensive preventive education when all aspects of the athlete’s own understanding of disordered eating are assessed. Cognitive mapping is an assessment technique that can be used in addition to other preventive practices and can be useful in determining an athlete’s current mental representations of disordered eating.

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Clinical features in insulin-treated diabetes with comorbid diabulimia, disordered eating behaviors and eating disorders

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.029 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S81-S81

Author(s):

V. Deiana ◽

E. Diana ◽

F. Pinna ◽

M.G. Atzeni ◽

F. Medda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Clinical Features ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Blood Glucose Control ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽

Dsm 5 ◽

Combining Data ◽

Diet Pills

Adherence to self-management and medication regimens is required to achieve blood glucose control in diabetic patients. Therefore, diabulimia, the deliberate insulin restriction/omission to lose weight, and other disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) or eating disorders (EDs), place these patients at risk of complications.We aimed to establish the frequency of diabulimia, DEBs and EDs among patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes (T1DM and T2DM) and their association with other clinical features.A total of 211 insulin-treated diabetic patients (13–55 years old) answered the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R), a diabetes-specific screening tool for DEBs, and the Eating Disorders Inventory-3 (EDI-3). SCID-I modified according to DSM-5 criteria was used to diagnose EDs.At the DEPS-R, 20.8% of the sample scored above the cutoff, more frequently females (P = 0.005), patients with T1DM (P = 0.045), with a diagnosis of ED (P < 0.001), positive to the EDI-3 (P ≤ 0.001), with physical comorbidities (P = 0.003), with HbA1c > 7% (P = 0.020). Combining data from the interview with the results at the DEPS-R, 60.2% of the sample presented diabulimia. Dividing the sample by gender, we found that diabulimic females more frequently used diet pills (P = 0.006), had significantly higher HbA1c (P = 0.019) and STAI-Y1 scores (P = 0.004). Other DEBs comprised dietary restraint (51.8% of the sample), binge eating (42.2%), vomiting (6.2%), diet pills (7.1%) or laxatives (1.9%) or diuretics use (4.3%). Overall, 21.8% of the sample, mostly females (P < 0.001) met criteria for at least one DSM-5 diagnosis of ED.Diabetic patients, especially women, should be carefully monitored for the presence of diabulimia, BEDs and EDs.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Relationship between Peer Pressure and Risk of Eating Disorders among Adolescents in Jordan

Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1155/2018/7309878 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nihaya A. Al-sheyab ◽

Tamer Gharaibeh ◽

Khalid Kheirallah

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Peer Influence ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Peer Pressure ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Disordered Eating Behaviors

Background. The prevalence of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) have increased worldwide. It is estimated that about 31.6% of Jordanian adolescents developed DEB. Engaging in peer groups is a prominent event in which adolescents try to belong to peers as part of exploring their social identity. Purpose. To assess the relationship between risk of eating disorders and peer pressure among adolescents. Methods. A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design utilized multistage cluster sampling technique was used to recruit students from 8th to 10th grades from both sexes from schools in northern Jordan. Data were collected from a self-administered, online questionnaire which was given to 738 participants. Results. The difference in overall mean of the Inventory of Peer Influence on Eating Concerns (I-PIEC) between adolescents with disordered eating behaviors and normal eating behaviors states was statistically significant. Scores for interaction peer pressure means were statistically higher for girls than for boys; conversely, likeability mean scores were statistically higher for boys than girls. Conclusions. The current findings suggest that healthcare professionals are encouraged to conduct appropriate school-based primary prevention for disordered eating behaviors.

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