Participants in the United States and the Netherlands completed an online survey that evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on situational circumstances, eating disorder symptoms, eating disorder treatment, and general well-being.
Researchers assessed the incidence of various hematologic disorders in patients with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa.
A study found that patients with anorexia nervosa have a particularly high risk for hip, vertebral, and upper arm fractures.
Women with a history of bulimia nervosa are at 4 times the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Compared with control individuals, the risk for hyperemesis was approximately doubled for women with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorder not otherwise specified.
Investigators examined different body image constructs and clinical measures in individuals with eating and/or weight disorders.
No significant sex differences were found in the prevalence of eating disorders in children age 9 to 10.
The patient obtained prescriptions for bupropion XR from psychiatrists and primary care physicians who were not aware of her past medical history.
A study suggested that weight suppression explains a significant amount of variance in bulimic syndrome impairment.
Eating disorders are not confined to adolescence and early adulthood.
