Dieting history in obese youngsters with and without disordered eating

Article Abstract:

An investigation of the relationship between the emergence of disordered eating and the history of weight and dieting in obese youngsters finds no significant differences between sub-samples with regard to weight and dieting history. These findings suggest that a developmental pathway from weight problems through dieting to binge eating is found to be plausible for a subgroup of obese children.

Eating disorders, Obesity in adolescence, Adolescent obesity

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The multifaceted role of distress tolerance in dysregulated eating behaviors

Article Abstract:

A large number of undergraduates at university were asked to fill in questionnaires regarding personality characteristics, different forms of psychopathology symptoms and behaviors tendencies to see the role of distress tolerance is eating pathology. It was felt that while discussing potential risk factors for bulimic or binge eating symptoms distress tolerance should be considered.

Analysis, Diagnosis, Behavior, Surveys, Bulimia, Impulse, Impulsivity

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Risky weight control among university students

Article Abstract:

A cross-sectional design was used to investigate risky weight control measures among university students in Lebanon. The results suggest the need for programs to encourage resistance to cultural obsession with thinness when extreme weight control measure appear to be less of an adolescent risky behavior than of a sociocultural issue.

Prevention, Weight gain

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