ReviewHormones and behavior2013
Puberty as a critical risk period for eating disorders: a review of human and animal studies.
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132 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 308 citations in OpenAlex.
- Altered value-based decision-making in anorexia nervosa: A systematic review.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Puberty and the manifestations of loss of control eating in children and adolescents.The International journal of eating disorders · 2014Trial
- Primary functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea in the context of feeding and eating disorders or excessive exercise: Insights from non-athletic and elite athletic populations.Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2026Review
- Characterising the psychopathological profile of children at high-risk for eating disorders.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Famine, plague, and slaughters: The fleeing famine hypothesis of anorexia nervosa reconsidered.Psychological review · 2026Article
- The association between eating disorders and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Editorial: Disambiguating pubertal status from pubertal timing during adolescence: A renewed call for improved construct definition and measurement.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Article
- Anchoring Anorexia Nervosa Within Biological Psychiatry Through Metabolic Pathways.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2026Article
- Advancing translational research in binge-eating: Integrating insights from clinical practice into animal models.Translational psychiatry · 2026Review
- Annual Research Review: Neural mechanisms of eating disorders in youth - from current theory and findings to future directions.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Review
- Household Food Insecurity across Childhood and Weight Change Attempts in Early Adolescence: Findings from a Nationally Representative Cohort of United States Youth.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Structural MRI assessment of hypothalamic alterations and cognitive implications in adolescents with rapid pubertal progression.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Eating disorder symptoms are prospectively associated with higher BMI percentile in male early adolescents.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- The contribution of genetic and environmental influences underlying disordered eating to exposure to weight-conscious peers.Psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Genomic meta-analyses of binge-eating behavior and anorexia nervosa yield insights into the unique and shared biology of eating disorder phenotypes.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- Parallel Increase in Childhood Anorexia Nervosa and Early Puberty During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Shared genetic architecture between anorexia nervosa and metabolomic biomarkers suggest underlying causal pathways.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Predicting adolescent disordered eating and behaviours: exploring environmental moderators of polygenic risk.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025Article
- Examining the association among eating disorders and borderline personality disorder: evidence from youth in Saudi Arabia.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Distinct attention network topology and dynamics and their relations with pubertal hormones in preadolescent boys and girls with binge eating.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
This article is part of a Special Issue "Puberty and Adolescence". Puberty is one of the most frequently discussed risk periods for the development of eating disorders. Prevailing theories propose environmentally mediated sources of risk arising from the psychosocial effects (e.g., increased body dissatisfaction, decreased self-esteem) of pubertal development in girls. However, recent research highlights the potential role of ovarian hormones in phenotypic and genetic risk for eating disorders during puberty. The goal of this paper is to review data from human and animal studies in support of puberty as a critical risk period for eating disorders and evaluate the evidence for hormonal contributions. Data are consistent in suggesting that both pubertal status and pubertal timing significantly impact risk for most eating disorders in girls, such that advanced pubertal development and early pubertal timing are associated with increased rates of eating disorders and their symptoms in both cross-sectional and longitudinal research. Findings in boys have been much less consistent and suggest a smaller role for puberty in risk for eating disorders in boys. Twin and animal studies indicate that at least part of the female-specific risk is due to genetic factors associated with estrogen activation at puberty. In conclusion, data thus far support a role for puberty in risk for eating disorders and highlight the need for additional human and animal studies of hormonal and genetic risk for eating disorders during puberty.
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