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Prof. Dr. Philip Mehler

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1. ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders, Denver, CO 80204, USA
2. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
3. Eating Recovery Center, Denver, CO 80230, USA
Interests: medical&psychological care; anorexia nervosa; eating disorders; nutrition; diet

Dr. Dennis Gibson

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1. Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13001 E 17th Pl, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
2. ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health, 723 Delaware Street, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Interests: medical&psychological care; anorexia nervosa; eating disorders; nutrition; diet

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Eating disorders are diseases closely related to a person’s psychology and spirit. They can cause physiological changes in the body and affect nearly every organ system. Therefore, exploring the relationship between eating disorders and psychology is of great significance for prevention and treatment.

The focus of this Special Issue is to support a deeper understanding of eating disorders and their psychological and spiritual aspects. We welcome the submission of articles that provide new insights about restrictive eating attitudes, behaviors, and binge eating, with a special focus on nutrition and dietary management. Original research articles and reviews are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Philip Mehler
Guest Editor

Dr. Dennis Gibson
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

anorexia nervosa
ARFID
bulimia
psychological
emotion
treatment targets
eating disorders
eat
diet

Published Papers (1 paper)

Research

15 pages, 539 KiB

Open AccessArticle

How Dietary Choices and Nutritional Knowledge Relate to Eating Disorders and Body Esteem of Medical Students? A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study

by Aureliusz Andrzej Kosendiak, Bartosz Bogusz Adamczak, Zofia Kuźnik and Szymon Makles

Nutrients 2024, 16(10), 1414; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101414 - 8 May 2024

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Abstract

Eating disorders and body image concerns are increasingly prevalent issues among young individuals, with medical students being particularly vulnerable due to heightened stress levels. This study enrolled 879 medical students to investigate these concerns. The KomPAN questionnaire was utilized to assess dietary habits and knowledge, the Body Esteem Scale (BES) to evaluate body satisfaction, and The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) to identify eating disorders. A higher level of nutritional knowledge was found to be statistically significantly associated with attempts at excessive calorie restriction among women (β = 0.0864) and negatively among men (β = −0.2039). Moreover, it was negatively associated with self-control of food intake only among men (β = −0.2060). Furthermore, a higher BMI was associated with attempts of excessive calorie restriction in both women and men (β = 0.1052 and β = 0.1656, respectively) and negatively with self-control of food intake (β = −0.0813 and β = −0.1453, respectively). A higher BMI was associated with poorer body esteem across all variables in both genders, except for upper body strength among men. Nutritional knowledge did not correspond with any of these variables, while dietary quality was positively associated with physical condition in women and with physical condition, physical attractiveness, and upper body strength in men. Our study findings suggest that dietary interventions could be improved by considering gender-based behavioral differences and focusing on portion control for individuals with a higher BMI. Caution is warranted in extrapolating the results to the general population due to the specific nature of the study population. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Eating Disorders Related to Emotion and Psychology)

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