Contributing Factors to Eating Disorders Impact on Health

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the prevalence of eating disorders has increased to at least 9% of the population. Eating disorders have the highest mortality risks among psychiatric disorders in adolescents and young adults. In general terms, they refer to illnesses that significantly disrupt one's eating patterns. Examples include anorexia, which involves severe food restriction and emaciation, and bulimia, characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by purging, fasting, or excessive exercise. On the other hand, binge eating disorder, which different from anorexia, involves uncontrollable cravings that lead to individuals consuming excessive amounts of food. Despite their distinctions, all sufferers have a dangerous and unhealthy relationship with food. To date, the etiology of eating disorders is still poorly understood, with many putative risk factors. Besides genetic risk factors, environmental factors such as stress, culture, or insults during critical periods of foetal development can have physiological effects that unfold during a person’s life span.

This Special Issue aims to discover the novel neurobiological mechanisms contributing to eating disorders and may also enhance adherence to treatments, ultimately leading to better outcomes. The goal is to develop new interventions for treating eating disorders.

Dr. Daria Peleg-Raibstein
Guest Editor

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