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ArticleEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2026

Binge-Spectrum Eating Disorders and Higher Body Mass Index Are Associated With Greater Negative Attitudes Towards Obesity.

Ashley Dunford, Wesley R Barnhart, P Evelyna Kambanis, Lilian P Palmer, Stefania Yee, Jordan Hillard, Esther Dechant, Kelsie T Forbush, Kamryn T Eddy, Jennifer J Thomas

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Article in European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ashley DunfordEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-6437
Wesley R BarnhartDepartment of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-5225
P Evelyna KambanisEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1950-3332
Lilian P PalmerEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3608-5395
Stefania YeeEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5887-5985
Jordan HillardMass General Brigham Multidisciplinary Eating Disorders Research Collaborative, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1382-9566
Esther DechantEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4441-8381
Kelsie T ForbushDepartment of Clinical Child Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-4204
Kamryn T EddyEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1586-0930
Jennifer J ThomasEating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2601-581X

Funding

Mentorship in Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake DisorderK24MH135189 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JENNIFER JOANNE THOMAS · 2023 to 2026
$747k
Development and testing of a mobile app to scale delivery of cognitive- behavioral therapy for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorderK23MH139989 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Paraskevi Evelyna Kambanis · 2025 to 2026
$395k
NIH HHS K23MH139989NIH HHS K24MH135189NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH139989NIMH NIH HHS K24 MH135189
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveEating disorders (EDs) in individuals with larger bodies are increasingly common and associated with experiences of weight stigma, yet negative attitudes towards obesity (NATO) across EDs and the weight spectrum remain understudied. We examined whether NATO differed across EDs and body mass index (BMI) groups.

methodParticipants were 322 adults (BMI range = 14.5-72.4 kg/m

resultsA one-way ANOVA showed that BN and BED groups reported higher NATO than the ARFID and AN groups. Individuals with obesity endorsed greater NATO than the normal weight and underweight groups. Diagnosis and BMI were associated with NATO, but BMI was no longer significant when included with diagnosis. DISCUSSION: NATO appears more strongly related to ED diagnosis than BMI. Individuals with binge-spectrum EDs and those with obesity may be particularly vulnerable. Further investigation inclusive of weight stigma frameworks is needed.

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anorexia nervosaavoidant/restrictive food intake disorderbinge‐eating disorderbody mass indexbulimia nervosafeeding and eating disordersnegative attitudes towards obesityobesityoverweightweight stigma

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PMCPMC13453332

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