Once concentrated among adolescent Caucasian females in high-income Western
countries, today, eating disorders (EDs) are truly global. Building upon previous work …

Although disordered eating in pregnancy has been linked to numerous negative
consequences, there is currently no published instrument specifically devised to identify or …

Excess weight in Pakistan's university students is on the rise and is driven by their
maladaptive eating behaviours. Practitioners in Pakistan have adopted Western conceptual …

Purpose Weight stigma has been described as social devaluation of people on the basis of
their weight and it is associated with negative consequences. The present study was …

Abstract Attitude Towards Sexuality Scale (ATSS) was adapted and translated for the use on
Pakistani population. Convenience sampling was used for data collection and adolescents …

Body image, which predicts increased risk for eating disorders and obesity, has been
intricately linked to one's relationship with food and exercise (Neumark-Sztainer, 2012). This …

Background Pregorexia refers to the excessive fear of pregnancy-induced weight gain and
the drive to control it through various measures (eg, extreme restriction of calorie intake …

Optimising the mental health of women during the perinatal period, inclusive of pregnancy
and the first year post-birth, has been identified as a global priority. While much research …

There is large number of research evidence on the existence of disordered eating behavior
during pregnancy. However, in Pakistan no such study has been conducted so far that could …

Maladaptive eating behaviours are well-researched in Western countries as the main drivers
of obesity. Pakistani practitioners adopt Western conceptual models to understand …