Adolescents' dieting and disordered eating behaviors continue into young adulthood
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 03:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Adolescents who diet and develop disordered eating behaviors (unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors and binge eating) carry these unhealthy practices into young adulthood and beyond, according to a study conducted by University of Minnesota researchers and published in the July 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.