Purpose Pregorexia is a phenomenon posited to occur in the peripartum, characterized by
an attempt to counter pregnancy's physiological changes in body shape through reduced …

Background: Eating disorders (ED) are a diagnostic category that includes several
nosological units such as anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), or binge eating …

The importance of detecting eating disorders (EDs) during pregnancy cannot be
overemphasized, because of the major negative effects this pathology has on both maternal …

Introduction and purpose: Eating disorders are a serious problem in the developing world.
The media are flooding the public images of thinness promoting it as a healthy, fashionable …

Abstract Background In Pakistan, for a decade or so, there has been a huge increase in
body ideals, and thinness and eating disorders reported during pregnancy. The purpose of …

Purpose This cross-sectional study examined the associations between 3rd trimester
attitudes toward weight gain and (1) pre-pregnancy BMI,(2) gestational weight gain (GWG) …

During pregnancy, women tend to improve their lifestyle habits and refine their dietary
intake. Quite often, however, these dietary improvements take an unhealthy turn, with …

Preventing obesity is of utmost public health importance. This paper systematically reviews
associations between eating behaviors and peripartum weight change. This knowledge is …

Background The aim of the current study was to test a biopsychosocial model of body image,
eating, and feeding attitudes among postpartum women. Specifically, the model predicted …

Pregorexia: body image over baby? Page 1 WITH WOMAN the sight of a heavily pregnant
woman pounding the treadmill in the gym mean she’sa sure fire pregorexic? In general the …