Childhood adverse life events, disordered eating, and body mass index in US Military service members

Abstract

US service members appear to be at high‐risk for disordered eating. Further, the military is experiencing unprecedented prevalence of overweight and obesity. US service members also report a high prevalence of childhood adverse life event (ALE) exposure. Despite consistent links between early adversity with eating disorders and obesity, there is a dearth of research examining the association between ALE exposure and disordered eating and weight in military personnel.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 02, 2018
Source ID
10.1002/eat.22851

Entities

People

  • Cara Olsen
  • Jeffrey D. Quinlan
  • Jennifer L. Bakalar
  • Lindsay Druskin
  • Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
  • Marissa Barmine
  • Tracy Sbrocco

Organizations

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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