TY - JOUR
T1 - Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Youth with Overweight and Obesity
T2 - Implications for Treatment
AU - Hayes, Jacqueline F.
AU - Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E.
AU - Karam, Anna M.
AU - Jakubiak, Jessica
AU - Brown, Mackenzie L.
AU - Wilfley, Denise E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Denise E. Wilfley has received research funding through grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant #R01HD036904), the National Institute of Mental Health (Grant #K24MH070446), and the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation.
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Children with obesity experience disordered eating attitudes and behaviors at high rates, which increases their risk for adult obesity and eating disorder development. As such, it is imperative to screen for disordered eating symptoms and identify appropriate treatments. RECENT FINDINGS: Family-based multicomponent behavioral weight loss treatment (FBT) is effective at treating childhood obesity and demonstrates positive outcomes on psychosocial outcomes, including disordered eating. FBT utilizes a socio-ecological treatment approach that focuses on the development of individual and family healthy energy-balance behaviors as well as positive self- and body esteem, supportive family relationships, richer social networks, and the creation of a broader environment and community that facilitates overall physical and mental health. Existing literature suggests FBT is an effective treatment option for disordered eating and obesity in children. Future work is needed to confirm this conclusion and to examine the progression and interaction of obesity and disordered eating across development to identify the optimal time for intervention.
AB - PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Children with obesity experience disordered eating attitudes and behaviors at high rates, which increases their risk for adult obesity and eating disorder development. As such, it is imperative to screen for disordered eating symptoms and identify appropriate treatments. RECENT FINDINGS: Family-based multicomponent behavioral weight loss treatment (FBT) is effective at treating childhood obesity and demonstrates positive outcomes on psychosocial outcomes, including disordered eating. FBT utilizes a socio-ecological treatment approach that focuses on the development of individual and family healthy energy-balance behaviors as well as positive self- and body esteem, supportive family relationships, richer social networks, and the creation of a broader environment and community that facilitates overall physical and mental health. Existing literature suggests FBT is an effective treatment option for disordered eating and obesity in children. Future work is needed to confirm this conclusion and to examine the progression and interaction of obesity and disordered eating across development to identify the optimal time for intervention.
KW - Childhood obesity
KW - Disordered eating
KW - Obesity treatment
KW - Psychological comorbidities
KW - Risk factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057909541&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s13679-018-0316-9
DO - 10.1007/s13679-018-0316-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30069717
AN - SCOPUS:85057909541
SN - 2162-4968
VL - 7
SP - 235
EP - 246
JO - Current obesity reports
JF - Current obesity reports
IS - 3
ER -