Promotion of good mental health, prevention, and early intervention before/at the onset of
mental disorders improve outcomes. However, the range and peak ages at onset for mental …

Despite decades of research documenting consistent stigma and discrimination against
individuals with obesity, weight stigma is rarely considered in obesity prevention and …

Background Obesity increases the risk of several chronic diseases, but the extent to which
the obesity-related loss of disease-free years varies by lifestyle category and across …

BACKGROUND: Little population-based data exist outside the United States on the
epidemiology of binge eating disorder (BED). Cross-national BED data are presented here …

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

Eating disorders are the third most common chronic illness among adolescents, after obesity
and asthma 1; the peak age of onset occurs between 14 and 19 years. In this article, 5 …

Obesity and eating disorders are each associated with severe physical and mental health
consequences, and individuals with obesity as well as comorbid eating disorders are at …

Obesity is a frequent, serious, complex, relapsing, and chronic disease process that
represents a major public health problem. The coining of obesity as an adiposity-based …

Background Eating disorders (ED), especially Anorexia Nervosa (AN), are internationally
reported to have amongst the highest mortality and suicide rates in mental health. With …

Although research has consistently documented the prevalence and negative health
implications of weight stigma, little is known about the stigma associated with eating …