The impact of urbanization on risk for eating disorders

Gorrell, Sasha; Trainor, Claire; Grange, Daniel Le

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“…There are many differences between Kuwaiti students and the American or students from the Western countries including religion, urbanization, socio- political factors, family structure, and family size. Recently, Gorrell, Trainor, and Le Grange [16] identified the impact of urbanization on eating disorders and highlighted specific risk factors for eating disorders, including acculturation to Western standards of beauty and food resources with associated body weight and body image concern. Furthermore, the cultural framework of the American population is individualism, where the cultural framework is collectivism for many Asian, African, and Hispanic nations, including Kuwait [63].…”

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Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students

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BackgroundThe prevalence of disordered eating attitudes and body dissatisfaction based on muscularity and body fat was investigated among male college students in Kuwait with a range of body mass index values including underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese participants.MethodsData were collected, using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and the Bodybuilder Image Grid (BIG), from 400 male undergraduate students (84.8% Kuwaiti nationals) recruited from both public and private universities in Kuwait. An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence of symptomatology indicative of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and to examine the associations between body dissatisfaction and muscularity and body fat.ResultsMost participants were dissatisfied with their current muscle mass and body fat (67.3 and 69%, respectively). Logistic regression analyses produced odds ratios (ORs) demonstrating that students dissatisfied with their muscularity and body fat and those who indicated a desire to decrease both muscularity and body fat had significantly higher odds of being at risk of disordered eating attitudes (OR = 2.241, 95% CI [1.17, 3.6], p = .032, and OR = 1.898, 95% CI [1.214, 2.967], p = .005, respectively). Obese participants also had higher odds of exhibiting disordered eating attitudes (OR = 2.06, 95% CI [1.17, 3.60], p = .011).ConclusionThe high proportion of disordered eating attitudes among Kuwaiti college men was associated with high levels of body image dissatisfaction in relation to both body fat and muscularity. High levels of eating disorder symptoms were also linked to obesity.

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Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students

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“…Eating disorders (ED) have been traditionally viewed as Western culture‐bound syndromes affecting primarily females (Thomas, Lee, & Becker, 2016; Tsai, 2000). Recent studies suggest a global increase in the prevalence of EDs, with the rise in prevalence in non‐Western cultures coinciding with increased urbanization and globalization (Gorrell, Trainor, & Le Grange, 2019; Hoek, 2016). A systematic review of studies conducted in the past decade estimated that the point prevalence across Asia is 3.5%, compared to the point prevalence of 4.6% in North America and 2.2% in Europe (Galmiche, Déchelotte, Lambert, & Tavolacci, 2019).…”

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Estimated prevalence of eating disorders in Singapore

Chua

Fitzsimmons‐Craft

Austin

et al. 2020

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: There is a lack of research on the prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) in Singapore. The aims of our study were to (a) estimate the prevalence of EDs, risk status, and help-seeking behaviors among adults in Singapore, (b) examine gender differences between ED status groups, and (c) characterize clinical profiles of ED status groups. Method: We administered a cross-sectional survey that included a validated EDs screening tool to adults in Singapore. Results: A total of 797 Singaporean adults ages 21-77 years completed the ED screen. The majority of participants screened positive for a current DSM-5 clinical ED (6.2%), other specified feeding or ED (37.0%) or at high risk of developing an ED (19.5%). Only 1.6% of those who screened positive for an ED reported currently being in treatment. The ratio of males to females who screened positive for an ED was nearly 1:1. The clinical profiles of ED groups were consistent with the clinical presentations found in Western nations.

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“…18 Urbanization in general has been associated to negatively affect mental health and this encompasses risk of eating disorder. 19 Studies on specific predictors that contribute to maladaptive eating attitudes and behavior among students is much needed for future public health policy improvement and prevention. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of eating disorder and its associated factors among university students in Malaysia.…”

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Eating Disorder Among Malaysian University Students and Its Associated Factors

Chan

Samy

Tong

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Asia Pac J Public Health

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Eating disorder is highly prevalent among university students worldwide. However, in Malaysia, studies on eating disorder is scanty and were mostly conducted among medical students. A stratified cluster sampling was used to recruit participants in a university based in Kuala Lumpur. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1017/1132 students (response rate: 89.8%). The questionnaires administered was a combination of the Eating Attitude Test-26 and items related to perceived body weight, body mass index, trying to weight loss, tobacco use, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression. Descriptive analyses were performed to provide background information of at-risk students by gender. Multiple logistic regressions were used to identify associated factors of eating disorder. The results showed that 13.9% of the university students were at risk of eating disorder. Students who were trying to lose weight and had posttraumatic stress disorder predicted eating disorder. Hence, eating disorder among university students merits attention and requires implementations of public health policies.

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The impact of urbanization on risk for eating disorders

Cited by 25 publications

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Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students

Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students

Estimated prevalence of eating disorders in Singapore

Eating Disorder Among Malaysian University Students and Its Associated Factors

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