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As many as one third of adolescents who seek treatment for an eating disorder previously had a weight >85th percentile. To address concerns that obesity prevention may promote development of eating disorders, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a clinical report.
Cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies have shown that the following behaviors are associated with obesity and eating disorders in adolescents:
Dieting: associated with a 2.0-fold increased risk for becoming overweight and a 1.5-fold increased risk for binge eating.
Family meals: improve the quality of dietary intake and provide opportunities for modeling healthy food choices.
Weight talk: comments made by parents about their own weight or to encourage their c…