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Obesity, disordered eating, and eating disorders in a longitudinal study of adolescents: how do dieters fare 5 years later?

Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne, Wall, Melanie, Guo, Jia, Story, Mary, Haines, Jess, Eisenberg, Marla·2006·Journal of the American Dietetic Association
DOI 10.1016/j.jada.2006.01.003
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Objective To determine if adolescents who report dieting and different weight-control behaviors are at increased or decreased risk for gains in body mass index, overweight status, binge eating, extreme weight-control behaviors, and eating disorders 5 years later.Design Population-based 5-year longitudinal study.Participants Adolescents (N=2,516) from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds who completed Project EAT (Eating Among Teens) surveys in 1999 (Time 1) and 2004 (Time 2).Main outcome measures Weight status, binge eating, extreme weight control, and self-reported eating disorder.Statistical analysis Multiple linear and logistic regressions.Results Adolescents using unhealthful weight-control behaviors at Time 1 increased their body mass index by about 1 unit more than adolescents not using any weight-control behaviors and were at approximately three times greater risk for being overweight at Time 2 (odds ratio [OR]=2.7 for girls; OR=3.2 for boys). Adolescents using unhealthful weight-control behaviors were also at increased risk for binge eating with loss of control (OR=6.4 for girls; OR=5.9 for boys) and for extreme weight-control behaviors such as self-induced vomiting and use of diet pills, laxatives, and diuretics (OR=2.5 for girls; OR=4.8 for boys) 5 years later, compared with adolescents not using any weight-control behaviors.Conclusions Dieting and unhealthful weight-control behaviors predict outcomes related to obesity and eating disorders 5 years later. A shift away from dieting and drastic weight-control measures toward the long-term implementation of healthful eating and physical activity behaviors is needed to prevent obesity and eating disorders in adolescents.

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Authors
Neumark-Sztainer, D., Wall, M., Guo, J., Story, M., Haines, J., & Eisenberg, M.
Affiliations
University of Minnesota, Duluth (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-04
Volume
106
Issue
4
Pages
559-568
ISSN
0002-8223 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jada.2006.01.003
OpenAlex
W2006944272
Cited by
939
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59
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FWCI
40.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of the American Dietetic Association (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Public Health Service (R40-MC-00319)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
disordered eating, eating disorders, binge eating, obesity, overweight, body mass index, self-induced vomiting, Project EAT, adolescent weight status
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Body Weight, Diet, Reducing, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Obesity, Risk Factors, Body Mass Index, Prevalence, Confidence Intervals, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio, Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

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