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September 20, 2025Eating DisordersOpen Access

Risk factors that predict future onset of restricting versus binge/purge anorexia nervosa in women: an exploratory study

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MGMeital GilUniversity of HaifaNWNoam WeinbachUniversity of HaifaCDC. DesjardinsStanford University

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Overview

Exploratory study identifies unique and shared risk factors for restricting and binge-eating/purging anorexia nervosa subtypes, revealing implications for prevention.

Key Points

  • Unique risk factors for restrictive anorexia include elevated thin-ideal internalization and fear of weight gain.
  • Over a 3-year follow-up, 34 participants developed restrictive anorexia while 24 developed binge-eating/purging anorexia.
  • Shared risk factors like elevated negative affect and low BMI were identified as common predictors for both anorexia subtypes.
  • The findings suggest that restricting and binge-eating/purging anorexia nervosa represent distinct subtypes rather than phases of a single disorder.

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Gil et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d469c831b076d99fa667a2https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2025.2556221
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