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December 5, 2025Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric EpidemiologyOpen Access

Childhood food insecurity trajectories and adolescent eating disorder symptoms: a UK cohort study

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MOMarie‐Christine OpitzUniversity of EdinburghSDSylvane DesrivièresKing's College LondonUSUlrike SchmidtUniversity of London

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Implication

Analysis shows childhood food insecurity correlates with increased binge eating in adolescence, highlighting risks of early food scarcity.

Key Points

  • Higher food insecurity predicts worse adolescent eating outcomes, particularly binge eating.
  • Adolescents facing food insecurity showed increased odds of disordered eating behaviors in late childhood.
  • Participants in the study were analyzed for food insecurity from pregnancy through age 7, measuring binge eating at ages 14, 16, and 18.
  • Findings indicate significant implications for addressing food insecurity to prevent eating disorders.

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Opitz et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6940225c2d562116f28fc506https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-03022-y
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