The Science Behind the Academy for Eating Disorders' Nine Truths About Eating Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In 2015, the Academy for Eating Disorders collaborated with international patient, advocacy, and parent organizations to craft the 'Nine Truths About Eating Disorders'. This document has been translated into over 30 languages and has been distributed globally to replace outdated and erroneous stereotypes about eating disorders with factual information. In this paper, we review the state of the science supporting the 'Nine Truths'.

Methods

The literature supporting each of the 'Nine Truths' was reviewed, summarized and richly annotated.

Results

Most of the 'Nine Truths' arise from well-established foundations in the scientific literature. Additional evidence is required to further substantiate some of the assertions in the document. Future investigations are

SUBMITTER: Schaumberg K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5711426 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature