Not just a western girls' problem: eating attitudes among Israeli-Arab adolescent boys and girls

Latzer, Yael; Azaiza, Faisal; Tzischinsky, Orna

doi:10.1080/02673843.2012.747973

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“…[23] and Katzman et al [24] also demonstrated predominance of female population suffering from eating disorders. Similar to our findings, earlier studies also reported that there was no association of EAT-26 scores with age [5,21] and BMI [25].…”

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“…We observed that unhealthy eating attitudes were not just a girls' problem as there was no significant difference in the prevalence of disturbed eating attitudes among both male and female. This finding is comparable to the findings of an earlier study conducted on Israeli-Arab adolescent boys and girls [21]. Tantleff-Dunn et al [22] demonstrated that eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction are becoming normative and universal, not only in females but also in males.…”

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confidence: 85%

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It’s not just a “female issue”: eating attitudes and behaviors of Pakistani male and female pharmacy students

Khalid¹,

Razia²,

Raza³

et al. 2017

Russ Open Med J

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Aim -Early identification of people with eating disorders can result in better treatment and complete recovery. Therefore, we aimed to assess the prevalence of pharmacy students at high-risk of eating disorders. Material and Methods -A cross-sectional study was undertaken in pharmacy departments of two renowned academic institutes of Lahore, Pakistan. Eating attitudes and behaviors of the students were assessed by eating attitudes test (EAT-26).Results -A total of 600 questionnaires were distributed and 566 were received, with the response rate of 93.3%. The mean age of the study cohort was 21.78±2.44 years, with a predominance of women (69.6%). The mean EAT-26 score was found out to be 16.99±11.18. The prevalence of university students at high risk of eating disorders was found out to be 36.7%, with no significant difference between gender, age and body mass index. Conclusion -The findings of the present study suggest that a high proportion of Pakistani pharmacy students are at risk of eating disorders; with no significant difference between men and women. Our study highlights the need of awareness programs to promote healthy eating attitudes among students.

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confidence: 85%

It’s not just a “female issue”: eating attitudes and behaviors of Pakistani male and female pharmacy students

Khalid¹,

Razia²,

Raza³

et al. 2017

Russ Open Med J

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“…Likewise studies have largely reported the preponderance of body-image disorders and eating disorders among females 3,32,35,43 , to the extent that majority of studies reviewed were conducted solely among females. 7,16,19,26,30,33,34 The participants who were students of the College of Technology tend to have disordered eating attitudes compared to those sampled from the University. In Nigeria, there appears to be some discrimination against undergraduates and graduates of College of Technology in favour of their University counterparts 48 , which may impact negatively on the self-esteem of students in College of Technology.…”

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“…Earlier studies of disordered eating attitudes report varying rates including 10% -16% from studies in the Americas 30,31 , 3% -13.7% in Europe 22,32 , 4% -30% in Asia 3,20,23,[33][34][35] . Generally, studies of disordered eating attitudes among males reported rates ranging from 3% -4.5% 22,23 .…”

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Disordered eating attitudes: demographic and clinico-anthropometric correlates among a sample of Nigerian students

Fadipe¹,

Oyelohunnu²,

Olagunju³

et al. 2017

Afr H. Sci.

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Objectives: We set out in this study to determine the demographic and clinico-anthropometric correlates of disordered eating attitudes among undergraduate students of two higher institutions in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 1,054 participants after written informed consent. A socio-demographic questionnaire, the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) and 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were administered to the participants. In addition, their blood pressure, height and weight were measured, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Results:The study participants comprised of 561(55.6%) males with median age of 21.4 years. The mean (±SD) score on EAT-26 was 11.52(±8.54), and 16% of all the respondents were categorized as having disordered eating attitude. A significant relationship was found between disordered eating attitude and age (p= 0.027), gender (p= <0.001), institution of study (p= 0.005), systolic blood pressure (p=0.019), BMI (p= 0.027) and psychological distress (p=0.005). Conclusion: Our study observed disordered eating attitude to be prevalent among young adults, and demographic along with clinico-anthropometric factors constituted associated factors. Our findings strengthen the basis to incorporate health awareness programs aimed at improving nutrition and eating behavior among the young adult population. Future research is needed.

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“…Another Israeli study from 2008 focused on female youth alone and suggested that nearly one third of girls in Israel reported at least two different forms of DE behaviors [18]. Latzer et al [19][20][21], who have studied Arab youth in Israel, revealed a high prevalence of DE among this minority group, and suggested that Christian Arabs had significantly lower DE scores in comparison to Moslem Arabs and Druze. Nevertheless, representative studies comparing rates of DE across Jewish and Arab girls and boys in Israel are still largely unavailable [15,21].…”

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Disordered eating among Arab and Jewish youth in Israel: the role of eating dinner with the family

Elran‐Barak

Bromberg

Shimony

et al. 2020

Isr J Health Policy Res

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Background: Disordered eating (DE), defined as unhealthy eating attitudes and behaviors, is considered a major public health problem among adolescents. Nevertheless, rates of DE among Arab and Jewish adolescents in Israel are still unknown. Furthermore, while previous studies have highlighted the role of frequent family meals as a protective factor against DE, studies examining home family dinners relative to other common dinner options (e.g., eating at home alone, eating out of the home, not eating dinner at all) are largely unavailable. We sought to use representative data of middle and high-school children in Israel in order to identify rates of DE among Arabs and Jews, while examining the relations of home family dinners (vs. other dinner options) with DE. Methods: A nationally representative school-based survey of 4926 middle and high-school children (11-19 years old) was conducted during 2015-2016. Participants indicated where and with whom they had eaten dinner the day before. The 5-item SCOFF questionnaire was used (> 2 affirmative items were considered a likely case of DE). Height and weight were measured by personnel. Results: DE was more prevalent among girls (29.7%) relative to boys (12.2%), Arabs (25.1%) relative to Jews (19.5%), and older (25.3%) relative to younger (17.6%) adolescents. Arabs were more likely to eat dinner at home with parents/family (chi 2 = 10.75, p = .001), or not to eat dinner at all (chi 2 = 63.27, p < .001), while Jews were more likely to eat dinner alone (chi 2 = 5.37, p = .021) or to eat dinner out of the home (chi 2 = 67.65, p < .001). Logistic regressions (stratified by ethnicity and adjusted for gender, age, weight) revealed that family dinners acted as a protective factor against DE, relative to eating out of the home or relative to not eating dinner at all among both ethnic groups, and relative to eating dinner alone among Arabs. Conclusion: There are differences between Arab and Jewish adolescents in terms of rates of yesterday's family dinners and DE. Given that eating dinner with the family was linked with lower rates of DE, possible interventions to reduce DE may include educating parents of both Arab and Jewish adolescents regarding the importance of family meals.

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Not just a western girls' problem: eating attitudes among Israeli-Arab adolescent boys and girls

Cited by 22 publications

References 73 publications

It’s not just a “female issue”: eating attitudes and behaviors of Pakistani male and female pharmacy students

It’s not just a “female issue”: eating attitudes and behaviors of Pakistani male and female pharmacy students

Disordered eating attitudes: demographic and clinico-anthropometric correlates among a sample of Nigerian students

Disordered eating among Arab and Jewish youth in Israel: the role of eating dinner with the family

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