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Can Puberty Affect the Development of Eating Disorders?

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Originally published at Science of Eating Disorders. Please leave any comments there.

Eating disorders typically begin in adolescence. One common explanation for this is that during adolescence females are increasingly exposed to the media, thin models, and dieting. While this is probably true to some extent, it doesn’t explain why the rates of ( Read more... )

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