Disordered eating in ethnic minority adolescents with overweight.

Parent conversations about healthful eating and weight: associations with adolescent disordered eating behaviors.

IMPORTANCE The prevalence of weight-related problems in adolescents is high. Parents of adolescents may wonder whether talking about eating habits and weight is useful or detrimental. OBJECTIVE To examine the associations between parent conversations about healthful eating and weight and adolescent disordered eating behaviors. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis using data from 2 linked multile...

APPROVAL SHEET Title of Thesis : " The Impact of Family Environment on Disordered Eating in Overweight Adolescents

Eating Disorders in Women of Color: Explanations and Implications

Over the past few years, there has been increasing evidence of disordered eating occurring among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Contrary to the persistent belief that eating disorders affect only young, white women, analysis of the Minnesota Adolescent Health Study found that dieting was associated with weight dissatisfaction, perceived overweight, and low body pride in all ...

Prevalence of overweight and malnutrition among ethnic minority children and adolescents in China, 1991–2010

This study aimed to determine the trends in prevalence of childhood overweight and malnutrition in a large Chinese ethnic minority population from 1991 to 2010. In the Chinese National Survey on Students' Constitution and Health from 1991 to 2010, multistage stratified sampling was conducted in the series of cross-sectional studies. Participants were 7-18-year-old students randomly selected by ...

Body image and eating disordered behavior in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women.

OBJECTIVE The current study examined body image concerns and eating disordered behaviors in a community sample of Black and Hispanic women. In addition, this study explored whether there are ethnic differences in the correlates or in the prediction of body image concerns. METHOD Participants were 120 (67 Black and 53 Hispanic) women who responded to advertisements to participate in a study of...