Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Behaviors: Prevention, Mechanisms, Treatments, and Outcomes
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 759
Special Issue Editors
Interests: eating disorders; eating behaviors; disordered eating behaviors; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; binge eating disorder
Interests: eating disorders; eating behaviors; disordered eating behaviors; food addiction; orthorexia nervosa; drunkorexia
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Eating disorders (e.g., Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder) and disordered eating behaviors (e.g., food addiction, orthorexia nervosa, and drunkorexia) represent a significant and growing public health concern worldwide. These conditions are associated with severe psychological, medical, and social consequences, often leading to chronic impairment and reduced quality of life.
Despite considerable advances in our understanding of these phenomena, several questions remain unanswered regarding their underlying mechanisms, risk and protective factors, and optimal treatment approaches. Moreover, the boundaries between clinical eating disorders and subclinical disordered eating behaviors are often unclear, highlighting the need for research that addresses the full spectrum of eating pathology.
This Special Issue aims to advance our understanding of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors by bringing together empirical research, theoretical contributions, and clinical perspectives. We welcome original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, and study protocols.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Risk factors, protective factors, and underlying mechanisms of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors;
- Prevention programs and early intervention strategies;
- Psychological, pharmacological, nutritional, and multidisciplinary treatment approaches; Long-term outcomes, recovery processes, and sequelae;
- Assessment and psychometric evaluation of eating pathology;
- Cross-cultural perspectives on eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors.
Dr. Laura Dalla Ragione
Dr. Alessandro Alberto Rossi
Guest Editors
Andrea Tagliagambe E-Mail Website
Guest Editor Assistant
Affiliation: Residence Cabrini DCA, Pontremoli, Italy
Interests: eating disorders; eating behaviors; disordered eating behaviors; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; binge eating disorder
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Keywords
- eating disorders
- disordered eating behaviors
- anorexia nervosa
- bulimia nervosa
- binge eating disorder
- prevention and treatment
- risk factors
- psychological mechanisms
- treatment oucomes
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