The systematic review found that 22.36 per cent of children and adolescents show disordered eating, with a significantly greater incidence among girls (30 per cent) and a positive relationship between disordered eating and age and BMI.
More than one in five children and adolescents globally show signs of disordered eating, with new research also revealing the figure is greater still among girls, older adolescents, and those with a higher body mass index.brought together data from young people aged seven to 18 years across 16 countries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.
The incidence of disordered eating was found to be higher among girls, older adolescents, and those with a higher BMI.Associate Professor Gemma Sharp, senior clinical psychologist at Monash University, says the findings are “highly concerning, but sadly not surprising”. The study used outcomes assessed by the Sick, Control, One, Fat, Food questionnaire, a test used widely as a screening measure for disordered eating, the symptoms of which include “weight loss dieting, binge-eating, self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, and the use of laxatives or diuretics.
that found most adolescents didn’t engage in disordered eating consistently. Factors that affect adolescents’ emotional well-being in general, from peer relationships to tensions at home, can all affect this.Disordered eating can, however, be a risk factor for eating disorders.
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