Diet Pill and Laxative Use for Weight Control and Subsequent Incident Eating Disorder in US Young Women

2001–2016

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ID11031673
AuthorsJordan A Levinson (0000-0003-3046-1193, Jordan A. Levinson, Vishnudas Sarda, and S. Bryn Austin are with the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Kendrin Sonneville is with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Jerel P. Calzo is with the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Suman Ambwani is with the Department of Psychology, Dickinson College,...), Vishnudas Sarda (0000-0001-8985-5491, Jordan A. Levinson, Vishnudas Sarda, and S. Bryn Austin are with the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Kendrin Sonneville is with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Jerel P. Calzo is with the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Suman Ambwani is with the Department of Psychology, Dickinson College,...), Kendrin R Sonneville (0000-0002-0359-3919, The University of Adelaide), Kendrin Sonneville (Jordan A. Levinson, Vishnudas Sarda, and S. Bryn Austin are with the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Kendrin Sonneville is with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Jerel P. Calzo is with the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Suman Ambwani is with the Department of Psychology, Dickinson College,...), Jerel P Calzo (0000-0002-4656-1052, Jordan A. Levinson, Vishnudas Sarda, and S. Bryn Austin are with the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Kendrin Sonneville is with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Jerel P. Calzo is with the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Suman Ambwani is with the Department of Psychology, Dickinson College,...), Suman Ambwani (0000-0001-7975-1971, Jordan A. Levinson, Vishnudas Sarda, and S. Bryn Austin are with the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Kendrin Sonneville is with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Jerel P. Calzo is with the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Suman Ambwani is with the Department of Psychology, Dickinson College,...), B Austin (0000-0002-0830-5293, The University of Adelaide), S Bryn Austin (Jordan A. Levinson, Vishnudas Sarda, and S. Bryn Austin are with the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Kendrin Sonneville is with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Jerel P. Calzo is with the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Suman Ambwani is with the Department of Psychology, Dickinson College,...)
Year2020
Volume110
Issue1
Pages109-111
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2019.305390
PMID31751147
OpenAlexW2990762887
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

Objectives. To investigate the prospective association of diet pill and laxative use for weight control with subsequent first eating disorder diagnosis in young women. Methods. We used longitudinal data from 10 058 US women spanning 2001 through 2016. We used multivariable logistic regression models, adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, and overweight status to estimate the association between weight-control behaviors and subsequent eating disorder diagnosis. Results. Among those who had not previously received an eating disorder diagnosis, women who reported diet pill (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 5.6; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.0, 10.5) or laxative (AOR = 6.0; 95% CI = 4.2, 8.7) use for weight control had higher odds of receiving a subsequent first eating disorder diagnosis within 1 to 3 years than those who did not report using these products. Conclusions. Use of diet pills or laxatives for weight loss can be dangerous and may be a warning sign that warrants counseling and evaluation for the presence of or risk of developing an eating disorder. Public Health Implications. Policymakers and public health professionals should develop and evaluate policy initiatives to reduce or prohibit access to diet pills and laxatives abused for weight control

Dieting · Eating disorders · Environmental health · Laxative · Obesity · Pill · Psychiatry · Sociology · Weight control · Weight loss · Demography · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Pharmacology · Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment

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