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ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2011

Diet and physical activity in women recovered from anorexia nervosa: a pilot study.

Jocilyn E Dellava, Robert M Hamer, Akansha Kanodia, Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodríguez, Cynthia M Bulik

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Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Contextualising Physical Activity Levels in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025
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  3. A Comparison of Personality, Life Events, Comorbidity, and Health in Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Anorexia Nervosa.Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jocilyn E DellavaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. jdellava@vcu.edu
Robert M Hamer
Akansha Kanodia
Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodríguez
Cynthia M Bulik
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCH UNITP30DK056350 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Ian Michael Carroll · 1999 to 2026
$31.6M
Research Training: Psychiatric &Statistical GeneticsT32MH020030 · NIMH · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI HERMINE H MAES, MICHAEL CHURTON NEALE · 1999 to 2026
$6.7M
Postdoctoral Research Training in Eating DisordersT32MH076694 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BULIK, CYNTHIA M · 2007 to 2016
$1.8M
Engaging Latino Families in Eating Disorders TreatmentK23MH087954 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI REYES-RODRIGUEZ, MAE LYNN · 2010 to 2014
$747k
NIDDK NIH HHS DK56350NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056350NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH087954NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH020030NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH076694NIMH NIH HHS T32MH076694NIMH NIH HHS T32MH20030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAfter recovery, women with anorexia nervosa (AN) tend to maintain lower body mass indices (BMI) than women in the general population. Reasons for this are unknown as little is known about diet, food choices, physical activity levels (PAL), and reasons for exercise in women recovered from AN.

methodDiet, reasons for food choice, PAL, and reasons for exercise were measured in an exploratory study of 15 women recovered from AN and 22 women with no eating disorder history.

resultsIn these hypotheses generating analyses, mean BMI in recovered women was numerically lower than control women [21.4 kg/m(2) (2.0) and 23.6 kg/m(2) (4.4); respectively (p < .06)]. Recovered women were more likely to base food choice on health benefits (p < .04) compared with control women. DISCUSSION: Pathological behaviors that are pathognomonic of AN may resolve into healthy food and activity choices that help maintain BMIs lower in the healthy range in recovered individuals.

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DietMotor ActivityAdultAnorexia NervosaExerciseFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansPilot ProjectsSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID21472756
PMCPMC3116942
OpenAlexW2110673517

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