Maarit Pelzer, Jessica Werthmann, Jennifer Svaldi, Christian Fleischhaker, Barbara Haack-Dees, Fritz Renner, Brunna Tuschen-Caffier
{"title":"Mirror exposure in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a feasibility study on body image disturbance and attentional bias.","authors":"Maarit Pelzer, Jessica Werthmann, Jennifer Svaldi, Christian Fleischhaker, Barbara Haack-Dees, Fritz Renner, Brunna Tuschen-Caffier","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01880-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01880-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Body image disturbances (BID) are central to anorexia nervosa (AN), influencing its development, maintenance and relapse. While mirror exposure (ME) has been shown to reduce BID in adults, research in adolescents is limited. This pilot randomized controlled trial examined the feasibility and effects of ME, added to treatment as usual (TAU), in adolescent inpatients with AN. In addition, we explored changes in body-related attentional bias as a potential mechanism of change.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adolescent female inpatients with AN were randomized to receive either 12 ME sessions over 4 weeks (ME group, n = 11) or TAU (n = 13) in a pre-post design. Primary outcomes were global measures of BID and eating disorder (ED) pathology. Attentional bias was assessed using two eye-tracking paradigms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Relative to TAU, ME did not improve BID or ED pathology. Both groups showed reductions in BID over time. Exploratory post-hoc analyses indicated reductions in body control and avoidance behaviors in the ME but not the TAU group. An attentional bias toward self-defined unattractive body parts was present but did not change over time in either group.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>In this pilot trial, ME did not provide additional benefits over TAU in improving global BID or ED pathology in adolescent inpatients with AN. Improvements in BID may reflect general therapeutic effects of inpatient treatment. Exploratory analyses indicated potential effects on specific body-related behaviors but require cautious interpretation due to limited power. Future research should examine for whom and at what stage body image-focused interventions may be beneficial.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Level I, randomized controlled trial.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>The study is registered on the German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS; registration number: DRKS0019104).</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13246925/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148204578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eve T House, Natalie B Lister, Louise A Baur, Sarah P Garnett, Megan L Gow, Cathy Kwok, Hiba Jebeile
{"title":"Dietary restraint, binge eating and adherence to an adolescent intensive behavioural weight management intervention: a Fast Track to Health sub-study.","authors":"Eve T House, Natalie B Lister, Louise A Baur, Sarah P Garnett, Megan L Gow, Cathy Kwok, Hiba Jebeile","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01876-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01876-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Dietary restraint often increases or remains unchanged following adolescent weight management interventions. It is unknown whether dietary restraint change in such interventions is associated with binge eating risk or intervention adherence. This study examined associations between (1) dietary restraint, measured using the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ); (2) changes in dietary restraint and binge eating; and (3) changes in dietary restraint, anthropometry, and adherence throughout a weight management intervention.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Secondary data analysis of a clinical trial of behavioural weight management interventions involving adolescents (13-17 years) with obesity and related complications. Associations between dietary restraint, binge eating, and BMI z-score were examined using Pearson or Spearman's rank correlation. Differences in dietary restraint change between adherers and non-adherers were examined by independent samples t-tests or Mann-Whitney U tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>141 adolescents (14.8 years, 49.6% female) were recruited; 136 had baseline, 130 week-4, 120 week-16, and 92 week-52 data included in analyses. EDE-Q and DEBQ restraint scores were correlated at all timepoints (r = 0.442-0.579, all p < 0.001). Changes in dietary restraint and binge eating from baseline to week-4 and week-16 were not correlated. Week-52 change in DEBQ dietary restraint was associated with change in binge eating (r = 0.347, p < 0.001). Correlations between changes in dietary restraint and BMI z-score and differences in change in dietary restraint between adherers and non-adherers were not significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings do not provide robust evidence of dietary restraint as a marker of adherence or binge eating risk during a behavioural weight management intervention.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Level III: Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13451412/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148155832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yueju Wang, Mingxin Wang, Jingya He, Congwei You, Cai Tang, Lihong Zhu, Le Zhang, Xiaodie Yao
{"title":"Association between chrononutrition patterns and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in adolescents: a population-based study.","authors":"Yueju Wang, Mingxin Wang, Jingya He, Congwei You, Cai Tang, Lihong Zhu, Le Zhang, Xiaodie Yao","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01874-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01874-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previous studies have primarily examined the benefits of calorie restriction and fasting for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). However, the impacts of eating timing and frequency on MASLD remain uncertain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study comprised 2128 participants aged 12 to 19 years, drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data collected during the period 2017 to 2023. Chrononutrition patterns were determined with two 24-h dietary recalls. Logistic regression, accounting for potential confounders, was used to examine the relationship between chrononutrition patterns and MASLD. Subgroup analyses stratified by demographic and clinical variables were used to evaluate their potential impact on the associations observed. Mediation analysis was conducted to assess the indirect effects of metabolic indicators on MASLD risk.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Logistic regression demonstrated that the timing of the first (continuous: OR: 1.07; 95% CI 1.02-1.14) and midpoint (continuous: OR: 1.11; 95% CI 1.00-1.22) food/beverage intake, as well as energy intake at dinner (OR: 1.01; 95% CI 1.00-1.01), were significantly associated with an increased risk of MASLD. Furthermore, the eating window (continuous: OR: 0.95; 95% CI 0.91-0.99) was significantly negatively correlated with the risk of MASLD. Subgroup analyses revealed that the chrononutrition pattern was particularly linked to an elevated risk of MASLD among males and Mexican Americans (P < 0.05). Additionally, HDL-C and NHHR (58.69% and 61.90%, respectively) partially mediated the association between the timing of the first food/beverage intake and MASLD risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Later timing of the first and midpoint food and beverage intake, as well as greater energy consumption at dinner, are linked to an elevated risk of MASLD. HDL-C and NHHR serve as mediators in these associations, particularly with respect to the timing of the first food or beverage intake.</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13388522/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148028374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding eating disorders in French undergraduate students: gender gaps, lifestyle factors, and barriers to care.","authors":"Elisa De Taevernier, Rodeline Telfils, Noémie Leveque-Morlais, Jeanne Pfister, Annabelle Yon, Manon Couvreur, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01871-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01871-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>University students are at increased risk of eating disorders (EDs) due to academic pressure, financial strain, and social stressors.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to estimate ED prevalence among undergraduate students in France and identify associated factors, including gender identity, socioeconomic hardship, field of study, lifestyle behaviors, psychiatric comorbidities, and healthcare avoidance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among undergraduates students. ED diagnosis was based on self-report. Multivariable logistic regression models assessed associations between ED and sociodemographic, health-related, and behavioral factors, adjusting for age, sex, and field of study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 2,678 respondents (75.2% women; mean age 20.2 ± 1.6 years), 6.7% (95% CI 5.7-7.6) reported ED: 7.7% of women, 2.8% of men, and 35.2% of non-binary students (p < 0.01). ED was strongly associated with non-binary identity, obesity, negative body image, financial difficulties, poor self-rated health, psychiatric disorders, and recent suicide attempts. Behavioral correlates included daily lunch skipping, poor sleep quality, and frequent substance use. Students with ED more often avoided healthcare, with 40.5% avoiding general practitioners and 51.7% psychiatrists versus 15.2% and 15.7% among peers without ED (p < 0.001). Main reasons included financial barriers, fear of seeking care, and absence of a regular physician.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>EDs affect a substantial proportion of undergraduate students, with marked vulnerability among non-binary individuals. The findings highlight interactions between socioeconomic stress, body image, behavioral factors, and psychiatric comorbidity. Frequent healthcare avoidance underscores the need for accessible, inclusive, and stigma-free prevention and care strategies within universities.</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13368954/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147987051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carolina Baeza-Velasco, Elisabet Tasa-Vinyals, Paola Espinoza, Sébastien Guillaume, Maria Soledad Mora, Antonio Bulbena, Sonia Lorente
{"title":"Insights in altered eating behaviors in women with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.","authors":"Carolina Baeza-Velasco, Elisabet Tasa-Vinyals, Paola Espinoza, Sébastien Guillaume, Maria Soledad Mora, Antonio Bulbena, Sonia Lorente","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01872-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01872-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recent research on Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) highlights a high frequency of disordered eating behaviors and Body Mass Index (BMI), especially in the hypermobile subtype. These problems might be secondary to EDS symptoms and comorbidities such as gastrointestinal (GI) problems, food allergies and oral pain, but also to psychological factors. To test this hypothesis, we explored the above-mentioned somatic and psychological features and their connexions with eating behavioural outcomes and BMI.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Women with self-reported EDS (n = 121) completed an online survey assessing GI problems, food allergies, oral pain, somatosensory amplification, painful and fearful eating, eating avoidance and restriction, body satisfaction, and BMI. Path Analysis model was performed to examine the relationships among the variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant relationships between GI problems and food allergies (B = 2.36, p = 0.035), fearful eating (B = 0.10, p = 0.043), painful eating (B = 0.02, p = 0.001) and somatosensory amplification (B = 1.01, p < 0.001) were observed. Also, positive relationships between painful and fearful eating (B = 0.76, p < 0.001), and fearful and avoidant eating (B = 0.78, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These results support the idea that certain somatic symptoms common in EDS would lead to fear and avoidant responses to food. Further research is needed to better understand the link and directionality between abnormal connective tissue and disordered eating behaviors.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence iv: </strong>Evidence obtained from observational-descriptive studies, such as case series, individual case reports, and descriptive cross-sectional studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13368852/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147981108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Fanelli, Susanna Pardini, Anna Brytek-Matera, Caterina Novara
{"title":"Psychological and motivational correlates of orthorexia nervosa: the role of perfectionism, emotion regulation, and health attitudes.","authors":"Jessica Fanelli, Susanna Pardini, Anna Brytek-Matera, Caterina Novara","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01867-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01867-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Orthorexic tendencies are characterized by a rigid preoccupation with healthy eating and have been associated with eating disorder (ED) symptoms, perfectionism, and emotion regulation difficulties. However, the psychological and motivational correlates of the different dimensions of orthorexic symptomatology remain insufficiently understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional, correlational study in a community sample of 300 Italian adults (mean age = 24.3 years, SD = 4.0). Participants completed an online survey including validated self-report measures of orthorexic tendencies (EHQ-21), ED symptomatology (EAT-26), obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCI-R), perfectionism (MPS), emotion regulation difficulties (DERS), health and taste attitudes (HTAS), and eating motivations (EATMOT). Pearson's correlations and multiple linear regression analyses were performed using both total scores and theoretically relevant subscales.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Orthorexic tendencies were positively associated with ED symptomatology, particularly dieting concerns. They were also positively associated with perfectionism, especially personal standards and concern over mistakes/doubts about actions. Associations with emotion regulation difficulties were generally weak at the total-score level, but the EHQ-21 Problems dimension showed positive correlations with non-acceptance of emotions, lack of confidence, and loss of control. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms were weakly and positively associated with orthorexic tendencies and did not emerge as significant predictors in regression models. Health-related variables showed the strongest pattern of associations: General Health Interest and Health Motivations were positively related to orthorexic dimensions, particularly Knowledge and Problems. In the regression model predicting the EHQ-21 total score, ED symptoms, perfectionism, and eating motivations emerged as significant predictors, explaining 44% of the variance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that orthorexic tendencies are more closely linked to ED-related features, perfectionism, and health-related motivations than to obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The results support a multidimensional view of orthorexic symptomatology and highlight the importance of distinguishing adaptive interest in healthy eating from more rigid and impairing orthorexic patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13642408/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147980824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Appetitive traits and long-term risk of disordered eating: a 3-year follow-up in children with overweight and obesity.","authors":"Guro Dahle Christofersen, Dorthe Dalstrup Pauls, Jens Meldgaard Bruun","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01868-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01868-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Disordered eating (DE) is common among children living with overweight and obesity, and individual appetitive traits may contribute to the persistence of both DE and excess weight. This study examined whether pre-intervention appetitive traits in 7- to 14-year-olds with overweight/obesity attending a 10-week lifestyle camp were associated with DE at a 3-year follow-up. Second, correlations between pre-intervention appetitive traits and Body Mass Index-Standard Deviation Score (BMI-SDS) 3 years later were explored.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Children with overweight/obesity were recruited from two Danish lifestyle camps. Self-reported questionnaires were completed to collect data on appetitive traits and DE, assessed as overeating (OE) and loss-of-control (LOC) eating. Five categories (No DE, occasional/regular OE and occasional/regular binge eating (BE)) were generated based on OE frequency (1-3 vs. ≥4 episodes) and the presence or absence of LOC eating. Measured weight and height were used to calculate BMI-SDS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>190 children were included, and 102 reassessed at 3 years. Higher pre-intervention Food Responsiveness was associated with a twofold increased risk of Regular BE (vs. no DE) at follow-up (RRR = 2.05 95% CI: 1.03;4.09, p = 0.04). Higher scores of Slowness in Eating and Emotional Undereating were associated with Occasional OE 3 years later (RRR = 2.22 95% CI: 1.05;4.68, p = 0.04) and (RRR = 5.16 95% CI:1.80;14.79, p = 0.002), respectively. Pre-intervention Food Responsiveness correlated positively with BMI-SDS at 3 years, whereas Emotional Undereating correlated negatively (both p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Identification of high-risk appetitive traits could offer a unique opportunity for early intervention to prevent later DE and weight gain in children with overweight/obesity. Level of evidence Level II: evidence obtained from well-designed controlled trials without randomization. Trial registration The study was preregistered at clinicaltrials.gov (ID: NCT04522921). The longitudinal part of this study was preregistered at OSF Registries ( www.osf.io ), https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/MPE4Z .</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13364941/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147971451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An exploratory study on portion size estimation errors: psychological correlates of portion size estimation errors in a non-clinical sample with normal-weight.","authors":"Mayron Piccolo, Tanya Tandon, Dany Laure Wadji, Stephanie Haymoz, Christophe Mueller-Pfeiffer, Gabriella Milos, Chantal Martin-Soelch","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01864-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01864-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Accurate perception of food portion sizes is implicated in healthy eating, yet little is known about psychological correlates of portion estimation in non-clinical, normal-weight adults. This exploratory study examined whether consumption intent (self vs other) and markers of psychological processes associated with eating (dietary restraint, shape/weight overvaluation, body dissatisfaction) are associated with portion size estimation errors, and whether these errors relate to body mass index (BMI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seventy-one adults (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) without current or past psychiatric disorders were included. Eating psychopathology was assessed using the brief 7-item, 3-factor version of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (Dietary Restraint, Shape/Weight Overvaluation, Body Dissatisfaction). Portion estimation was measured with the Portion Estimation Task, with images rated on a visual analog scale (0-100) under two conditions: general intent (for others) and intent-to-eat (for self). A proportional estimation error index was calculated across all non-full portion sizes relative to each participant's full-portion reference. A linear mixed model tested the effect of intent and Pearson correlations examined the association with psychological variables and BMI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Consumption intent did not influence portion size estimation (p = 0.989), so conditions were combined. Estimation Error Indices were positively correlated with Dietary Restraint (r<sub>(69)</sub> = 0.27, p = 0.021), but not with Shape/Weight Overvaluation or Body Dissatisfaction. BMI correlated with Shape/Weight Overvaluation and Body Dissatisfaction, but not with Dietary Restraint or the Estimation Error Index.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In normal-weight adults without eating disorders, greater dietary restraint is associated with larger biases in portion size estimation, whereas BMI and body-related evaluative concerns primarily track weight status rather than perceptual errors in portion size estimations. Findings are exploratory and warrant replication in larger, more diverse samples.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>III. Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13197379/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147971431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amelia Hemmings, Carla Dirmina, Iain C Campbell, Ulrike Schmidt
{"title":"Letter to the editor regarding Bahadori and colleagues' 'Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (2025).","authors":"Amelia Hemmings, Carla Dirmina, Iain C Campbell, Ulrike Schmidt","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01859-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01859-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13176063/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147940406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hannah Melville, Hiba Jebeile, Sol Libesman, Sarah P Garnett, Kylie E Hunter, Isabelle R Jardine, Rabia Khalid, Sasha J Lorien, Jonathan G Williams, Louise A Baur, Anna L Seidler, Natalie B Lister
{"title":"A systematic mapping review of individual participant factors related to eating disorder risk collected in behavioural weight management trials.","authors":"Hannah Melville, Hiba Jebeile, Sol Libesman, Sarah P Garnett, Kylie E Hunter, Isabelle R Jardine, Rabia Khalid, Sasha J Lorien, Jonathan G Williams, Louise A Baur, Anna L Seidler, Natalie B Lister","doi":"10.1007/s40519-026-01866-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40519-026-01866-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to identify which factors potentially relevant to eating disorder risk were collected by trials included in the Eating Disorders In weight-related Therapy (EDIT) Collaboration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Databases were systematically searched to March 2022, and clinical trial registries to May 2022, to identify behavioural weight management randomised controlled trials assessing eating disorder risk in adolescents (10-18 years) and adults (≥ 19 years) with overweight/obesity. Individual participant data were requested from eligible trials across 11 domains (demographics, anthropometry, medical history, history of dieting and weight loss attempts, mental health, personality, psychosocial health, sleep quality, weight stigma, eating behaviours, cardiometabolic health), including 58 participant factors identified through a consensus study as relevant to eating disorder risk. Trial data were mapped and summarised descriptively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 106 eligible trials, of which 46 (20 adolescent, 26 adult) individual participant datasets were provided. Adolescent and adult datasets both included factors across a median (range) of 6 (4-9) domains. There was broad coverage across demographics, medical history, anthropometry, mental health, psychosocial health, and eating behaviours, where each domain was included in > 50% of datasets. Each of the remaining domains were included in ≤ 50% of datasets.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Trials collected many diverse factors potentially relevant to eating disorder risk. Further exploration is needed within underrepresented domains, such as weight stigma, to better understand their contribution to eating disorder risk within behavioural weight management.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Level V, Opinions of respected authorities, based on descriptive studies, narrative reviews, clinical experience, or reports of expert committees.</p>","PeriodicalId":11391,"journal":{"name":"Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13333562/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147873819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}