"Twelve percent of girls aged 12-14 years reported binge-eating episodes in the previous month, and almost 7% of this age group reported self-induced vomiting to lose weight," write the authors. They recommend screening for eating disturbances among girls in this age group, particularly those with higher body mass indexes.
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Disordered eating attitudes and behaviours in teenaged girls: a school-based study - J.M. Jones et al Contact: Dr. Jennifer Jones, Research Fellow, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto
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