There’s been a common misperception for years that external, sociocultural factors drive eating disorders (EDs). These include everything from overbearing, perfectionist fathers and traumatic ...

Eating disorders affect people of all races and ethnicities. ... Sociocultural factors: Cultural stigma and personal factors contribute to harmful biases and misconceptions about eating disorders.

The cause of eating disorders is thought to be multifactorial, including biological (including genetic factors, especially for anorexia and bulimia, and others), sociocultural and psychological ...

Eating behaviour is determined by genetic, psychological, sociocultural, and environmental factors. Disturbances in eating behaviour characterized by either insufficient or excessive food intake ...

Cultural factors can have devastating effects on youth struggling with eating disorders. The holiday season, when Asian American families come together, brings heightened pressure to conform to ...

The exact cause of eating disorders is often unclear, but sociocultural, biological, and psychological factors influence their development. Many people may think of anorexia or bulimia when they ...

Instead, they are thought to be caused by a combination of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors. “Eating disorders are both distressing for the individual and their loved ones ...

How does it occur? According to WHO, eating disorders have long been associated with sociocultural factors. The drive for thinness is not a universal ideal, and in many non-Western cultures ...

Long overlooked in women 40 and older, midlife eating disorders are going up. Eating disorder specialists cite hormonal ...

Eating behaviour is determined by genetic, psychological, sociocultural, and environmental factors. Disturbances in eating behaviour characterized by either insufficient or excessive food intake ...