title: Can exercise treat eating disorders?
abstract: Exercise is not a standard intervention for patients with eating disorders. In this article, six studies are reviewed that examined exercise interventions in populations with eating disorders. The key conclusion is that exercise may improve a range of biopsychosocial outcomes in patients with eating disorders, but more research is needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. heatherh@hhp.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hausenblas
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Nickles I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Chittester
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014481:United States