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Association between excessive body fat and eating-disorder risk in adolescents: the AFINOS Study.

Med Clin (Barc)

May 2011

Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute Frio-ICTAN, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.

Background And Objective: Overweight and obesity, together with eating disorders, are important public health concerns in adolescence. The aim of this study was to assess the association between excessive body fat and the risk of eating disorders.

Subjects And Method: The sample consisted of 195 adolescents (97 girls) aged 13 to 18 years.

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