The role of body weight in college students' perceptions of anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa.

The present experimental study assessed college students' ability to recognize an eating disorder across various body weights. Participants: Undergraduate students ( = 428) from a midsized public university. Participants completed an online questionnaire and were randomized to read one of four vignettes describing a woman with anorexia nervosa symptoms who was underweight, average weight, overweight, or obese.

Dietary changes in an acceptance-based weight loss pilot intervention study.

Objective: To evaluate pre-post changes in dietary intake and the possible role of emotional eating (EE) as a mediator of dietary changes in a novel behavioral weight loss intervention (Live FREE).

Design: Secondary analysis of an open label pilot study.

Participants: Thirty-nine adults with overweight/obesity and EE.