A narrative review of sex differences in eating disorders: Is there a biological basis?

KM Culbert, CL Sisk, KL Klump - Clinical therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Eating disorders and their core symptoms (eg, binge eating, body weight/shape
concerns) disproportionately affect females, and these sex-differentiated effects become …

Epigenetics in eating disorders: a systematic review

C Hübel, SJ Marzi, G Breen, CM Bulik - Molecular psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
Eating disorders are complex heritable conditions influenced by both genetic and
environmental factors. Given the progress of genomic discovery in anorexia nervosa, with …

Sex and species differences in the development of diet-induced obesity and metabolic disturbances in rodents

I Maric, JP Krieger, P van der Velden, S Börchers… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Prevalence and health consequences of obesity differ between men and women. Yet, most
preclinical studies investigating the etiology of obesity have, to date, been conducted in …

Bidirectional relationship between eating disorders and autoimmune diseases

A Hedman, L Breithaupt, C Hübel… - Journal of Child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Immune system dysfunction may be associated with eating disorders (ED) and
could have implications for detection, risk assessment, and treatment of both autoimmune …

[BOOK][B] Abnormal child and adolescent psychology

AC Israel, JW Malatras, R Wicks-Nelson - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is a comprehensive introduction to the field. It
covers theoretical and methodological foundations and examines the characteristics …

A review of sex differences in the mechanisms and drivers of overeating

RG Anversa, M Muthmainah, D Sketriene… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Disordered eating is often associated with marked psychological and emotional distress,
and severe adverse impact on quality of life. Several factors can influence eating behavior …

Eating disorders: an evolutionary psychoneuroimmunological approach

MJ Rantala, S Luoto, T Krama, I Krams - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Eating disorders are evolutionarily novel conditions. They lead to some of the highest
mortality rates of all psychiatric disorders. Several evolutionary hypotheses have been …

A virtual issue highlighting eating disorders in people of black/African and Indigenous heritage

ME Mikhail, KL Klump - International Journal of Eating …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While eating disorders affect people from all racial/ethnic backgrounds, research has
traditionally focused on eating disorders in white populations. In this virtual issue, we …

A 30-year longitudinal study of body weight, dieting, and eating pathology across women and men from late adolescence to later midlife.

TA Brown, KJ Forney, KM Klein, C Grillot… - Journal of Abnormal …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Eating disorders (EDs) are more common among younger women compared to older
women and in women compared to men. As such, most ED research focuses on late …

Sex differences in adolescent anorexia and bulimia nervosa: beyond the signs and symptoms

CA Timko, L DeFilipp, A Dakanalis - Current psychiatry reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We review research related to sex differences in eating
disorders (EDs) in adolescents. Prior work has explored clinical differences; thus, we …