Eating Disorders and Obesity: The Challenge for Our Times

Deborah Mitchison, Phillipa Hay

ISBN 10: 3038979988 / ISBN 13: 9783038979982

Published by Mdpi AG, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eating Disorders and Obesity: The Challenge for Our Times
• Publisher: Mdpi AG
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3038979988
• ISBN 13: 9783038979982
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 16.99W x 1.88H x 24.41D centimeters 16.99 centimeters width by 1.88 centimeters height by 24.41 centimeters depth
• Weight: 590 grams

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Synopsis

Eating Disorders have traditionally been considered apart from public health concerns about increasing obesity. It is evident that these problems are, however, related in important ways. Comorbid obesity and eating disorder is increasing at a faster rate than either obesity or eating disorders alone and one in five people with obesity also presents with an Eating Disorder, commonly but not limited to Binge Eating Disorder. New disorders have emerged such as normal weight or Atypical Anorexia Nervosa. However research and practice too often occurs in parallel with a failure to understand the weight disorder spectrum and consequences of co-morbidity that then contributes to poorer outcomes for people living with a larger size and an Eating Disorder. Urgently needed are trials that will inform more effective assessment, treatment and care where body size and eating disorder symptoms are both key to the research question.