Eating and weight control behaviors among middle school girls in relationship to body weight and ethnicity

Catherine M. Shisslak; Mary Z. Mays; Marjorie Crago; Jan K. Jirsak; Keolani Taitano; Colleen Cagno

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.03.006

Eating and weight control behaviors among middle school girls in relationship to body weight and ethnicity

Catherine M. Shisslak, Mary Z. Mays, Marjorie Crago, Jan K. Jirsak, Keolani Taitano, Colleen Cagno

Family and Community Medicine

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Abstract

This study examined the links among body mass index (BMI), weight control practices, binge eating, and eating disorders in 1164 middle school girls. Both the prevalence and frequency of weight control behaviors increased as BMI increased, but binge eating was reported approximately equally by girls across the BMI spectrum.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	631-633
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume	38
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.03.006
State	Published - May 2006

Keywords

Adolescents
Body weight
Eating disorders
Weight loss

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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