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Rebecca Voelker

JAMA. 1999;282:2291.

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Women on active duty in the military appear to have eating disorders in substantially higher proportions than the civilian female population, according to a new study.

During a year-long prospective study, researchers at the Mayo Clinic examined eating behaviors of 423 women on active duty at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, Wash. The study also included a written questionnaire and clinical interviews. The researchers reported that 33 (8%) of the women were diagnosed with an eating disorder. The prevalence of eating disorders in the civilian female population is estimated at 1% to 3%.

"The women with eating disorders exercised, felt dissatisfied with their weight, and felt significantly more pressure about their weight than the women without eating disorders," noted lead author Tamara Lauder, MD. Lauder noted that previous studies have found that eating disorders are more prevalent among women than men, and that women who are . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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