Risk factors for eating disorders: an umbrella review of published meta-analyses.
Marco SolmiJoaquim RaduaBrendon StubbsValdo RiccaDavide MorettiDaniele BusattaAndre Fèrrer CarvalhoElena DragiotiAngela FavaroAlessio Maria MonteleoneJae Il ShinPaolo Fusar-PoliGiovanni CastelliniPublished in: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) (2021)
The most credible evidence indicates that early traumatic and stressful events are risk factors for eating disorders. Larger collaborative prospective cohort studies are needed to identify risk factors for eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa.