Risk factors for eating disorders

Introduction: eating disorders (ED) are characterized by the excessive worry aboutphysical appearance. They have high incidence in young population with more frequencyin women than in men.Objective: to identify the risk factors for ED.Methods: thematic review of publications in which are described a...

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Main Authors: Monterrosa-Castro Álvaro, Ruiz-Martínez Juan José, Cuesta-Fernández Glendys Carolina
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Cartagena 2012-12-01
Series:Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
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Online Access:http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/215/173
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spelling doaj-1a1b5c943f874cffb43f07c0de87e6872021-07-02T03:28:56ZspaUniversidad de CartagenaRevista Ciencias Biomédicas2215-78402012-12-0132300305Risk factors for eating disordersMonterrosa-Castro ÁlvaroRuiz-Martínez Juan JoséCuesta-Fernández Glendys CarolinaIntroduction: eating disorders (ED) are characterized by the excessive worry aboutphysical appearance. They have high incidence in young population with more frequencyin women than in men.Objective: to identify the risk factors for ED.Methods: thematic review of publications in which are described and evaluated thedifferent risk factors to develop ED. It was done an electronic search since 1984 to2011, in english and spanish, in which were included all the methods of publications.There were reviewed the summaries to find the complete articles that treated about riskfactors associate with the development of the ED.Results: there were found 48203 about ED. 96 tried specifically about risk factors. 35(36.4%) complete articles were obtained and the review was done with them.Conclusion: principal risk factors are: To be an adolescent, woman, to have distortedperception of the corporal image and the use of diet to lose weight. Rev.cienc.biomed.2012;3(2):300-305http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/215/173Eating disordersBulimia nervosaAnorexia nervosa.
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author Monterrosa-Castro Álvaro
Ruiz-Martínez Juan José
Cuesta-Fernández Glendys Carolina
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Ruiz-Martínez Juan José
Cuesta-Fernández Glendys Carolina
Risk factors for eating disorders
Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
Eating disorders
Bulimia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa.
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Ruiz-Martínez Juan José
Cuesta-Fernández Glendys Carolina
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title Risk factors for eating disorders
title_short Risk factors for eating disorders
title_full Risk factors for eating disorders
title_fullStr Risk factors for eating disorders
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publisher Universidad de Cartagena
series Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
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publishDate 2012-12-01
description Introduction: eating disorders (ED) are characterized by the excessive worry aboutphysical appearance. They have high incidence in young population with more frequencyin women than in men.Objective: to identify the risk factors for ED.Methods: thematic review of publications in which are described and evaluated thedifferent risk factors to develop ED. It was done an electronic search since 1984 to2011, in english and spanish, in which were included all the methods of publications.There were reviewed the summaries to find the complete articles that treated about riskfactors associate with the development of the ED.Results: there were found 48203 about ED. 96 tried specifically about risk factors. 35(36.4%) complete articles were obtained and the review was done with them.Conclusion: principal risk factors are: To be an adolescent, woman, to have distortedperception of the corporal image and the use of diet to lose weight. Rev.cienc.biomed.2012;3(2):300-305
topic Eating disorders
Bulimia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa.
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