Bulimic weight-loss behaviors in military versus civilian weight-management programs.
This descriptive study evaluated the presence of bulimic weight-loss behaviors in individuals enrolled in: (1) a military weight-management program (N = 51); (2) a civilian weight-management program (N = 53); and (3) a comparison (military normal-weight) group (N = 51). A modified version of the Stanford Eating Disorders Questionnaire was administered to all subjects. The results indicated that the military weight-management program group reported that they engaged in bulimic weight-loss behaviors two to five times more often than the comparison group, and that they engaged in vomiting, strenuous exercise, or use of sauna/steam room four times as often as the civilian weight-management program group. The results suggest that bulimic weight-loss behaviors may develop in individuals who feel extreme pressure to lose weight.
Peterson
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Behavioral Health Psychology Service, Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi, MS 39534, USA.
Talcott
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Kelleher
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Smith
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000368:Aged; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss