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Study finds food insecurities linked to binge‐eating disorders
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31715
Subject(s) - binge eating , binge eating disorder , obesity , eating disorders , psychology , food insecurity , psychiatry , environmental health , medicine , bulimia nervosa , food security , geography , endocrinology , archaeology , agriculture
Food insecurity, considered the difficulty of affording enough food to support regular, balanced meals, is associated with an increased likelihood of binge‐eating disorder and obesity, according to new research published in the November issue of the International Journal of Eating Disorders .