Aim In some cases, detrimental consequences on health are generated by self-imposed
dietary rules intended to promote health. The pursuit of an “extreme dietary purity” due to an …

Eating disorders are a major source of physical and psychosocial morbidity among young
women. The present study was two-fold; one was to confirm if such eating disorders like …

Socio-cultural factors are one of the important variables involved in development of anorexia
nervosa. The prevalence of the illness has shown a definite increase in last few decades …

OBJECTIVE: Anorexia nervosa (AN) affects a large number of women, usually in their
adolescence. One of the primary manifestations of the disease is menstrual irregularity, and …

Background: Eating disorders are a growing public health challenge. They are characterized
by complexity, requiring a wide spectrum of treatment due to the diseases present, somatic …

Background: Orthorexia is a behavioral disorder characterized by healthy food fixation
(Bratman & Knight, 2000). Researchers suggest that the difference between eating disorders …

AIM: To explore what women perceive as reasons for their excessive gestational weight
retention and weight gain in the postpartum period. METHODS: By purposive sampling, n …

Objective: The current study investigates the background and outcome of anorexia nervosa
(AN) in young men. Method: All (N= 61) men, born in 1968–1977 with hospital care in …

Objective: To study the anorexic behaviour and attitude among female medical and nursing
students in a tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS AND Methods: A cross-sectional survey to …

An academically perfectionistic and interpersonally compliant 13‐year‐old girl raised in a
traditional, sheltering Muslim home in Lahore, Pakistan developed restricter anorexia …