Offspring of women with eating disorders

Article Abstract:

Children of women with eating disorders may be at increased risk of developing eating disorders themselves. A study comparing health and development, body satisfaction, nutritional status, temperament and mealtime interaction patterns in young offspring of women with current or previous eating disorders. Feeding behaviour in women with eating disorders seems to be problematic from pregnancy, leading to factors such as noninteractive mealtimes, which can contribute to the type of environment where a genetic predisposition is most likely to be expressed.

Eating disorders, Genetic aspects

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The nature of body image disturbance in patients with binge eating disorder

Article Abstract:

This article examines the relationship of?body dissatisfaction, depression, and self-esteem?among binge eating disorder patients. The authors maintain change in body dissatisfaction correlated with a change in both depression and self-esteem.

United States, Psychological aspects, Measurement, Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder), Compulsive eating, Binge eating disorder, Self-esteem, Self esteem

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