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The Inter-Relationships between Vegetarianism and Eating Disorders among Females
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 112Issue 8p1247–1252Published online: July 19, 2012
- Anna M. Bardone-Cone
- Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft
- Megan B. Harney
- Christine R. Maldonado
- Melissa A. Lawson
- Roma Smith
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 59
When individuals with a suspected or diagnosed eating disorder adopt a vegetarian diet, health care professionals might worry that this choice could function as a socially acceptable way to legitimize food avoidance. Yet only limited research has examined vegetarianism in relation to eating disorders. Our study objectives were to compare individuals with and without an eating disorder history and individuals at different stages of eating disorder recovery on past and current vegetarianism and motivations for and age at becoming vegetarian.