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Shaw, Heather; Ng, Janet; Stice, Eric – Prevention Researcher, 2007
Increasingly, researchers in the areas of eating disorders and obesity prevention are recognizing the benefits of collaborative efforts aimed at curbing the spectrum of eating-related disturbances. Research suggests that eating disorders and overweight tend to co-occur, and that individuals cross over from one eating-related disturbance to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Prevention, Eating Disorders, Adolescents
Joseph, Beth; Egli, Mark; Koppekin, Amy; Thompson, Travis – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
Seven individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome and seven obese individuals without the syndrome were compared on their choice of either a larger quantity of food delivered after a delay or a small quantity of food delivered immediately. Individuals with Prader-Willi selected the larger food quantity whereas choices by the obese comparison group was…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Congenital Impairments, Eating Disorders
Hawks, Steven; Merrill, Ray M.; Madanat, Hala N. – American Journal of Health Education, 2004
This article describes the development and validation of an instrument designed to measure the concept of intuitive eating. To ensure face and content validity for items used in the Likert-type Intuitive Eating Scale (IES), content domain was clearly specified and a panel of experts assessed the validity of each item. Based on responses from 391…
Descriptors: College Students, Obesity, Eating Disorders, Content Validity