Adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern and incidence of anorexia and bulimia nervosa in women: The SUN cohort

Eating disorders (EDs) are severe, chronic, mental health disorders that are characterized by abnormal eating, dysfunctional relationships with food, and a preoccupation with body weight and shape [1]. Among these disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric illness that is characterized by an inability to maintain an adequate, healthy body weight and bulimia nervosa (BN) by recurrent episodes of binge eating in combination with some form of unhealthy compensatory behavior [1].

Source: Nutrition - March 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alessandro Leone, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Francisca Lahortiga-Ramos, Patricio Molero Santos, Simona Bertoli, Alberto Battezzati, Maira Bes-Rastrollo Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research