Archive for the ‘Disordered Eating’ Category

As emphasis on muscularity has increased in recent decades, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health have found muscle-enhancing behaviors are now common for both boys and girls, and rates are higher than reported previously. In particular, they found adolescents in high school, teens of Asian background, students in overweight/obese BMI categories, [...]

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Is it healthy for young adults to weigh themselves frequently? That’s what researchers with Project Eat at the University of Minnesota wanted to learn, so they studied more than 2,000 adults with an average age of 25.

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A University of Minnesota School of Public Health analysis has unearthed some good news: unhealthy weight control behavior among teen girls is steadily improving as obesity rates fall. But the researchers also found obesity rates climbing among minority teen males.

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A University of Minnesota study reveals that persistent use of dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors can lead to a greater increase in body mass from adolescence into young adulthood.

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Project EAT researchers find that early use of dieting and disordered eating may set the stage for continued unhealthy behaviors later in life Adolescents who diet or develop disordered eating behaviors often carry these unhealthy practices into young adulthood and beyond, according to new University of Minnesota School of Public Health research. The study stems [...]

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When parents make comments or tease their children about their weight, it may lead their children to engage in disordered eating — such as binge eating and extreme weight control behaviors. That’s according to research led by University of Minnesota professor Dianne Neumark-Sztainer. “We found in our study that nearly half of the mothers encouraged [...]

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Studies have shown that kids who eat meals regularly with their family are more likely to eat healthy diets and are less likely to become obese or engage in disordered eating. Now, a new University of Minnesota study shows that parents who exhibit an authoritative parenting style are more likely to have family meals with [...]

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