Objective To review the literature on the incidence and prevalence of eating disorders.
Methods We searched Medline using several key terms relating to epidemiology and eating …

Gender differences in food intake and selection first appear in adolescence. Men consume
more calories than women, and the sexes have different eating styles, which indicate that …

In order to examine the concurrent and criterion validity of the questionnaire version of the
Eating Disorders Examination (EDE-Q), self-report and interview formats were administered …

Context Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious mental illness with marked morbidity and
mortality. Objective To explore the prevalence, heritability, and prospectively assessed risk …

Maladaptive eating patterns were traced longitudinally in a large random sample of children.
Pickiness and concern with weight were more common in girls than in boys, and the …

The comorbidity of eating disorders and substance use and abuse has frequently been
reported in the past 15 years. To date, however, no synthesis of this literature exists. Here …

It is proposed that a cultural ideal of thinness for women causes depression at a higher rate
among women than among men. This model accounts for five currently unintegrated trends …

Objective: The purpose of this paper was to review and summarize the research literature on
the spectrum of eating disturbances. Method: Literature was searched using a computer …

One of advertising's “unintended effects” is the impact highly attractive models may have on
female pre-adolescents and adolescents. Using social comparison theory as a framework …

Little prospective work has charted the onset and predictors of subclinical or clinical eating
problems. Eating problems were studied in 116 adolescent girls drawn from a normal …