Military experience can influence Women's eating habits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disordered eating, ranging from occasional binge eating or restriction to behaviors associated with eating disorder diagnoses, is common among military personnel and veterans. However, there is little information on how military service affects eating habits.

Objective

To describe possible pathways between military service and disordered eating among women veterans, a high risk group.

Materials and methods

Twenty women veterans who reported changing eating habits in response to stress participated in audio-recorded focus groups or dyadic interviews between April 2013 and October 2014. We used thematic analysis of transcripts to identify and understand women's self-reported eating habits before, during, and after military service.

Results

Participants

SUBMITTER: Breland JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192672 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature