title: Obesity and eating disorder prevention: an integrated approach?
abstract: This article provides a rationale for interventions aimed at the prevention of eating disorders and obesity, an overview of some of the questions and controversies currently facing the fields of eating disorder and obesity prevention, and a discussion of the potential for integrated prevention approaches that address the broad spectrum of weight-related disorders. A rationale for utilizing an integrated approach, the challenges inherent to developing such an approach, and suggestions for working toward integrated approaches aimed at preventing the broad spectrum of weight-related disorders are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neumark-Sztainer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention