Abstract Objective Eating disorders (EDs) were once conceptualized as primarily affecting
affluent, White women, a misconception that informed research and practice for many years …

Substantial progress has been made in the understanding of anorexia nervosa (AN) and
eating disorder (ED) genetics through the efforts of large-scale collaborative consortia …

Background Most individuals with eating disorders will either recover, settle into an
unrecovered but self-defined acceptable quality of life, or continue to cycle from crisis to …

BackgroundLongstanding biases have fostered the erroneous notion that only those of
higher socioeconomic status (SES) experience eating disorders (EDs); however, EDs …

Objective Studies on parental socioeconomic status (SES) and family risk factors for eating
disorders (EDs) have yielded inconsistent results; however, several studies have identified …

Eating disorders (EDs) are often stereotyped as affecting the SWAG, that is, as affecting
mostly skinny, White, affluent girls. Over the last decade, however, significant progress has …

Objective The offspring of US military service members may be at increased risk for eating
disorders. However, no epidemiological studies to date have evaluated eating disorder …

Background The treatment for children with eating disorders (EDs) requires extensive
involvement of parents. The parents of children with EDs have voiced a need for greater …

Eating disorder (ED) research and practice have been shaped by prevailing stereotypes
about who EDs are most likely to affect. Subsequently, the field has prioritized the needs and …

Objective Binge eating, loss of control eating and overeating often develop during late
childhood or early adolescence. Understanding the presentation of binge eating as early as …