A longitudinal study of eating behaviours in childhood and later eating disorder behaviours and diagnoses.
Moritz P HerleBianca De StavolaChristopher HübelMohamed AbdulkadirDiana Santos FerreiraRuth J F LoosRachel Bryant-WaughCynthia M BulikNadia MicaliPublished in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2021)
Our results suggest continuities of eating behaviours into eating disorders from early life to adolescence. It remains to be determined whether childhood eating behaviours are an early manifestation of a specific phenotype or whether the mechanisms underlying this continuity are more complex. Findings have the potential to inform preventative strategies for eating disorders.