Advances in the Prevention and Management of Obesity and Eating Disorders

Dear Colleagues,

Obesity and eating disorders remain major public health concerns worldwide. While we are far from having definitive solutions, scientific understanding of the prevention and mangement of obesity and eating disorders has developed significantly in recent years. This research has been stimulated since the formal recognition in 2013 of binge eating disorder as a psychiatric disorder in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition). Moreover, research into the relationship between obesity and eating disorders has been stimulated by increasing recognition that binge eating can contribute to obesity and vice versa, and that treatments for obesity or binge eating can impact the other condition. In addition, studies on severe and enduring anorexia nervosa and examination of the occurrence of anorexia nervosa among males have been particularly pertinent due to the life-threatening characteristics of anorexia nervosa. Looking towards finding better solutions to these pressing public health concerns, this Special Issue will address the most recent scientific findings regarding the prevention and management of obesity and eating disorders.

A/Prof Amanda Sainsbury
Mr. Felipe Luz
Guest Editors

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