An evaluation of eating disorders among a group of Turkish university students

Eating Attitudes Related to the Nutritional Status of University Girls in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

“…A similar study was conducted amongst adolescent girls of Chennai, India in 1998 that reported 9.6% of the girls were overweight and 6% were obese [37]. In the present study, 40% were anemic (Hb <12 mg/dl) which was higher than an estimate of 22% in an earlier study in urban [38], and 27% in peri-urban adolescent school girls [39], while somehow similar to 44% in adolescent female garment factory workers of India [40]. Relatively high prevalence of anemia may be due to lack of proper education on anemia and iron rich sources.…”

Disordered Eating in First Year University Students - A Qualitative Study Exploring Student and Supportive Service Needs

“…The literature notes a potentially significant number of undergraduate students manifest patterns of disordered eating [5,6,9,38] and whilst this would appear to be supported by the study population, this study did not explore the quantitative dimensions of disordered eating within this particular university institution. However, the literature does suggest a potentially invisible and subclinical proportion of particularly female students who engage in disordered eating or who may be at risk [3,5,6,9,28]. This study suggests that part of the reason that students do not acknowledge issues with disordered eating may be concern with regards to public, academic and future professional impact (n=6); they appeared to fear the consequences of disclosure.…”

“…Three-quarters of the students interviewed (n=9) had experienced or were experiencing patterns of disordered eating. Research within some other universities would suggest possibly 10%-22% of the (predominantly female) population might be at risk [3,5,9]. Evidence [3,28,29] highlights the value programmes to educate and to reform student attitudes to food and eating.…”

“…Research within some other universities would suggest possibly 10%-22% of the (predominantly female) population might be at risk [3,5,9]. Evidence [3,28,29] highlights the value programmes to educate and to reform student attitudes to food and eating. Within this study a number of the students (n=5) had a limited understanding of disordered eating and the risks attaching to disordered eating ,although perhaps importantly they are in the process of training as health care professionals About 3/4 of the students seemed to acknowledge that they used food as a stress coping mechanism The literature suggests that the misappraisal of stress and over-focus on avoidance coping or transferring coping to less health promoting approaches, is significantly evident with those experiencing disordered eating [26,30,31,32].…”

“…Evidence suggests that adolescence and early adulthood are the most vulnerable times to develop disordered eating patterns and predominantly those affected are young women aged 15-25 years [3][4][5]. Disordered eating can form part of a spectrum of disturbed eating patterns and behaviour presenting both in terms of significant and evident disability (clinical anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating) or as a 'subclinical syndrome' but with a significant risk of psychological, social and physiological damage [3,[6][7][8][9]. The use of the term 'disordered eating' is possibly less pathologising and stigmatising than the use of the term 'eating disorder' and the connotations that may attached to this.…”