Risk of eating disorders, changes in salivary cortisol concentrations and nutritional status of adolescents.

Purpose: The imposition of the thin body as an ideal of beauty and the changes that occur in adolescence lead to a constant concern with adolescents' body weight, putting them at risk for eating disorders. Thus, the study sought to investigate associations between eating disorders and salivary cortisol concentrations, nutritional status and depressive symptoms in female adolescents with bulimia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 1435 adolescents aged 10-19 years.