title: Can we simultaneously work toward the prevention of obesity and eating disorders in children and adolescents?
abstract: Because of the growing prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents, increased attention is being directed toward its prevention. An important question is: can we simultaneously work toward the prevention of obesity and eating disorders? To address this question, we need to determine (a) if there is a need for integrated approaches; (b) if we can bridge the fields of obesity and eating disorders; (c) if we can foster the development of environments that promote healthy eating and physical activity choices and the acceptance of diverse body shapes and sizes; and (d) if we can work toward the development of interventions that have relevance to a broad spectrum of weight-related conditions and behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA. Neumark@epi.umn.edu
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neumark-Sztainer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D003657:Decision Making; D004777:Environment; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016730:Program Development