The diverging role of embodiment in altered eating behaviors: a comparison between patients with anorexia nervosa and gender dysphoria.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Clinical studies describe a higher risk in individuals with Gender Dysphoria (GD) to engage in disordered eating practices, as well as dietary restraint. To the present day, clinical assessments on eating psychopathology in GD are principally oriented towards assessing behaviors, rather than the lived experience underlying these behaviors.

Methods

A sample of 141 individuals with GD (40 assigned male at birth-AMAB, 101 assigned female-AFAB), 153 individuals from the general population and 294 patients with AN were enrolled. Body Uneasiness Test (BUT), the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire (EDE) and the Identity and Eating Disorders questionnaire (IDEA) were administered. Analysis of variance and linear models were employed to estimate group differences, adju

SUBMITTER: Tarchi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12769614 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature