Obesity is a prevalent global-health problem associated with substantial morbidity,
impairment and economic burden. Because most readily available forms of treatment are …

Controversy exists surrounding the role of childhood abuse in obesity development. This is a
meta‐analysis of observational studies on the role of childhood abuse in adult obesity …

Rates of obesity are higher than normal across a range of psychiatric disorders, including
major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders. While the …

The health impacts of intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse
are not fully understood. Here we conducted a systematic review by comprehensively …

Background and aims Several studies report a positive association between adverse life
experiences and adult obesity. Despite the high comorbidity between binge eating disorder …

Previous longitudinal studies have consistently shown an association between attendance
at religious services and lower all-cause mortality, but the literature on associations between …

Abstract Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is associated with a host of
harmful outcomes, including increased risk for cancer. A scoping review was conducted to …

Background Childhood abuse and other early-life stressors associate with being overweight
or obese later in life. In addition to being overweight, unhealthy weight control behaviors (eg …

Research aimed at understanding the causes and comorbidities of eating disorders (ED)
identifies sexual trauma as one potential pathway to the development and maintenance of …

The physiological response to a psychological stressor broadly impacts energy metabolism.
Inversely, changes in energy availability affect the physiological response to the stressor in …