Disturbed eating attitudes/behaviors exist among female adolescents in Taiwan, and these behaviors jeopardize their nutritional status. The possibility of using the EAT-26 as a reference to predict the quality and quantity of food intake among female adolescents is worthy of further study.

Nutritional education should emphasize the importance of correct body image and eating attitudes for the prevention of unhealthy body weight concerns and eating disorders in children. Caregivers' attitudes about weight and how caregivers deliver information on weight issues to children should be recognized as important factors related to healthy body image and eating attitudes among children.