A recent study has shed some light on some risk factors for eating disorders. The study is significant for two reasons. First, it is one of the few studies on the subject that follows children from birth to age 11. Secondly, it is one of the only studies of its kind that focuses on dad’s role in the development of an eating disorder. An estimated 6 million people suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder. Approximately 10% of these sufferers are young women. Because eating disorders cause other complications it is difficult to … Continue reading →