EXAMINING RISK FACTORS INFLUENCE OF EATING DISORDERS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN UNITED STATES A CRITIQUE OF THE LITERATURE
Introduction
Healthy eating patterns in adolescence promote optimal growth and intellectual development. They also can prevent short-term health problems, such as obesity, dental caries, and iron deficiency anemia. Moreover, it can prevent long-term health outcomes, such as coronary heart diseases and certain types of cancers. Eating disorders among adolescents is a serious problem which can cause severe changes in eating habits and then lead to major life threatening health issues. It includes extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors related to weight control and abnormal eating. There are three major types of eating disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge eating.
The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature regarding the contribution of family, peer and individual level influences to the sociocultural pressures on body image disturbance and disordered eating among youth. This manuscript critiques the existing literature examining risk factors that determine eating disorders among adolescents in the United States. An overview is provided of the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescents in general, as well as for male and female. Methods for selecting literature are discussed, and the literature is critiqued based on results, sampling procedures, sample size, research design, and data analysis. This review also offers a discussion of common methodological issues and suggestions for research in the future for youth in the United States.
Overview
Prevalence of eating disorder among U.S. youth
According to The National Institute of Mental Health’s study, prevalence of eating disorders in youth is 1.7 %. Data was from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents. The 12-month prevalence rates of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder were 0.2 percent, 0.6 percent and 0.9 percent respectively. For sub threshold eating disorders, the lifetime
Healthy eating patterns in adolescence promote optimal growth and intellectual development. They also can prevent short-term health problems, such as obesity, dental caries, and iron deficiency anemia. Moreover, it can prevent long-term health outcomes, such as coronary heart diseases and certain types of cancers. Eating disorders among adolescents is a serious problem which can cause severe changes in eating habits and then lead to major life threatening health issues. It includes extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors related to weight control and abnormal eating. There are three major types of eating disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge eating.
The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature regarding the contribution of family, peer and individual level influences to the sociocultural pressures on body image disturbance and disordered eating among youth. This manuscript critiques the existing literature examining risk factors that determine eating disorders among adolescents in the United States. An overview is provided of the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescents in general, as well as for male and female. Methods for selecting literature are discussed, and the literature is critiqued based on results, sampling procedures, sample size, research design, and data analysis. This review also offers a discussion of common methodological issues and suggestions for research in the future for youth in the United States.
Overview
Prevalence of eating disorder among U.S. youth
According to The National Institute of Mental Health’s study, prevalence of eating disorders in youth is 1.7 %. Data was from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents. The 12-month prevalence rates of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder were 0.2 percent, 0.6 percent and 0.9 percent respectively. For sub threshold eating disorders, the lifetime
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