Obesity and eating disorders (EDs) are both prevalent in adolescents. There are concerns
that obesity prevention efforts may lead to the development of an ED. Most adolescents who …

Objective To systematically review and quantify the effectiveness of Eating Disorder (ED)
prevention interventions. Methods Electronic databases (including the Cochrane Controlled …

You have in your hands, or at your fingertips, the first edition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of children and …

The intersection between adolescent obesity and eating disorder risk is one that requires
urgent attention. This review aimed to synthesize the literature on the risk of clinical eating …

Despite the poor prognosis of dieting in obesity management, which often results in
repeated attempts at weight loss and hence weight cycling, the prevalence of dieting has …

This research examined whether body dissatisfaction prospectively predicted depressive
mood and low self-esteem in adolescent girls and boys 5 years later. Participants were early …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if adolescents who report dieting and different weight-control
behaviors are at increased or decreased risk for gains in body mass index, overweight …

PURPOSE: To learn about parent weight talk, parent dieting, and family weight-teasing in
the homes of adolescent girls at risk for obesity and weight-related problems. To examine …

Childhood obesity is a global epidemic and rising trends in overweight and obesity are
apparent in both developed and developing countries. Available estimates for the period …

Background Verbal harassment, such as bullying and hate speech, has received
considerable attention recently, but less is known about weight-based teasing and its …