title: Anorexia nervosa and related conditions in schoolchildren.
abstract: The clinical features of anorexia nervosa and the prevalence of the eating orders in different societies is described. The role of physiological, cultural and biological factors in the aetiology of eating are reviewed. Finally ways of preventing eating disorders are considered.
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003469:Culture; D005190:Family; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools