In order to explore if neuropsychological deficits on visual constructional ability could be related to risk eating behaviors, a total of 102 women were evaluated, 51 of the participants had been formally diagnosed with eating disorders and 51 did not. All participants were given the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40), The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure and The Tower of London Task. Results revealed ...

Abstract
 Objective: The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship between eating habits and body mass index (BMI). 
 Methods: In cross-sectional study, we measured women (n=400; 18-64 years) weight height. BMI calculated classified according WHO standards for identifying women’s in normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (2.5–29.9 kg/m2) or obese (>30 kg/m2). A questionn...

AIMS Sociocultural factors are thought to be important in the pathogenesis of eating disorders. However, there have been few studies comparing eating behavior among various cultural populations. The aim of the present study is to compare attitudes towards bodyweight and shape, and desire for thinness in Japanese male and female subjects with those in people from other countries and of different...

Speculation concerning the role of psychiatric disorders in patients undergoing bariatric surgery is abundant in the literature. Psychiatric factors predicting the success or failure of bariatric surgery have not been adequately described. However, an increasing number of cases of eating disorders in the postoperative period are being reported. A concise literature review and 5 cases are presen...

BACKGROUND In China, childhood obesity is a growing health issue. Eating behaviors among children can be influenced by both the family and school environment. We examine the association between these environments and eating habits among children. METHODS A total of 11 270 fourth to sixth grade school children, 11 270 of their fathers or mothers, and 1348 teachers from 48 schools were sampled ...

BACKGROUND Eating patterns in Western industrialized countries are characterized by a high energy intake and an overconsumption of (saturated) fat, cholesterol, sugar and salt. Many chronic diseases are associated with unhealthy eating patterns. On the other hand, a healthy diet (low saturated fat intake and high fruit and vegetable intake) has been found important in the prevention of health p...

Clinical perfectionism is considered to be a core psychopathological mechanism involved in the aetiology and maintenance of eating disorders. Recent clinical evidence suggests pathological self-criticism, which underlines clinical perfectionism, exerts a greater influence on eating disordered symptoms than high standards perfectionism. However, little attention has been paid to this line of res...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of child-oriented dietary intervention on parental eating attitudes and dietary behaviour. DESIGN In the prospective, randomized Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Children (the STRIP study), a cohort of Finnish families took part in a nutritional intervention trial focused on the quality of their children's fat intake since the age of...