“…Yet rarely, if ever, have researchers sought to identify the unique control predicaments of people with AN in contrast to such conditions. For example, some clinical populations experience dietary restraint, dietary concerns, weight/shape preoccupation, and psychological control dilemmas, yet do so for reasons other than an eating disorder, that is, in the service of other goals, some of which may be socially validated (Engstrom et al, 1999;Nielsen & Molbak, 1998). Comparisons between AN and other such strategically selected populations may help articulate the unique control issues of AN.…”