Diet pill and laxative use for weight control predicts first-time receipt of an eating disorder diagnosis within the next 5 years among female adolescents and young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To replicate findings from a prior study which identified prospective associations between use of products for weight control and subsequent receipt of a first-time eating disorder (ED) diagnosis among female adolescents and young adults.

Method

Data from a prospective cohort study, Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults), were used to examine prospective associations between self-reported past-year diet pill and laxative use for weight control and self-reported receipt of an ED diagnosis among females without prior receipt of an ED diagnosis (N = 1,015). Participants were followed from early/middle adolescence (EAT-I; M_age  = 14.9 years) into late adolescence/emerging adulthood (EAT-II; M_age  = 19.5 years) and young adulth

SUBMITTER: Hazzard VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273146 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature