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According to a new study conducted by researchers in the Divisionsof Adolescent Medicine and Behavioral Medicine at CincinnatiChildren's hospital, doctors might be able to foresee which younggirls have a chance of developing eating disorders later in life -simply from the food they eat when they are younger. The authors followed 800 girls' eating behaviors between 1988 and1999, starting when they were 9 years old, with the goal ofdetermining if what they chose to eat gave them a greater risk ofhaving an eating disorder when they were older. The study analyzed the girls' fat, protein, and carbohydrate consumption and compared it to the common symptoms of eatingdisorders; unusual ways of eating, poor attitudes toward their ownbodies, and obsession over being "skinny." The researchers found that the outcomes were different according tohow old the girls were. Girls around 11 years old had carbohydrateand fat consumption percentages which seemed to lead to unhappinesswith their bodies around the time they turned 14. On the other hand, girls around 15 years old who had highcarbohydrate consumption percentages, but low amount of fatconsumption percentages were found to have unusual ways of eatingby the time they turned 19. The rearchers note that this was evenmore prevalent in girls who were more "perfectionists". Abbigail Tissot, PhD, associate director of the Division ofBehavioral Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and leadresearcher commented: "We know that perfectionists are at high risk for eating disorders.They are so committed to perfectly conforming to an unhealthy andextreme idea of beauty, that they get carried away. Unfortunately,these girls who are committed to achieving thinness - no matterwhat it takes - are actually placing themselves at higher risk forbeing overweight or obese later in life." Laurie Dunham, registered dietician at Cincinnati Children'sHospital said: "Eating disorders are notoriously difficult totreat, so prevention is critical. By assessing protein and fatconsumption as early as 9, we can detect which girls may go on todevelop eating disorders and step in to help before things get outof control." Tissot adds: "The study is rare in that it'sbased on long-term observation of girls during their transitionfrom pre-puberty through adolescence and into early adulthood. Thisstudy tells us at what age we should be watching for these eatingbehaviors, giving parents and physicians useful tools for detectinggirls at risk for future eating disorder symptoms." She commented on a second study, which was based on the same dataand showed that the girls who didnt have lunch ended up eating morecalories every day than the ones who didn't chose to skip the meal. "Plenty of studies have been done on the effects of skippingbreakfast. But at a time when kids' school lunch periods can varywidely, few studies have looked at the impact of skipping lunch.",concludes Tissot. Written By Christine Kearney Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today Additional References Citations. I am an expert from energetic-industry.com, while we provides the quality product, such as UHMWPE Sheet , ABS Plastic Sheets Manufacturer, Polycarbonate Plastic Sheet,and more.
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