Preventing obesity and eating disorders in adolescents

Neville H. Golden, Marcie Schneider, Christine Wood, Stephen Daniels, Steven Abrams, Mark Corkins, Sarah De Ferranti, Sheela N. Magge, Sarah Schwarzenberg, Jeff Critch, Van Hubbard, Kelley Scanlon, Valery Soto, Debra Burrowes, Tamar Haro, Paula K. Braverman, William Adelman, Elizabeth M. Alderman, Cora C. Breuner, David A. LevineArik V. Marcell, Rebecca O'Brien, Margo Lane, Julie Strickland, Benjamin Shain, Karen Smith, James Baumberger, Stephen Pont, Christopher Bolling, Stephen Cook, Lenna Liu, Schwartz Robert, Wendelin Slusser, Mala Thapar, Jeanne Lindros, Committee on Nutrition, Committee on Adolescence, Section on Obesity

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Abstract

Obesity and eating disorders (EDs) are both prevalent in adolescents. There are concerns that obesity prevention efforts may lead to the development of an ED. Most adolescents who develop an ED did not have obesity previously, but some teenagers, in an attempt to lose weight, may develop an ED. This clinical report addresses the interaction between obesity prevention and EDs in teenagers, provides the pediatrician with evidence-informed tools to identify behaviors that predispose to both obesity and EDs, and provides guidance about obesity and ED prevention messages. The focus should be on a healthy lifestyle rather than on weight. Evidence suggests that obesity prevention and treatment, if conducted correctly, do not predispose to EDs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere20161649
JournalPediatrics
Volume138
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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