Childhood food insecurity trajectories and adolescent eating disorder symptoms: a UK cohort study
Findings showed that childhood food insecurity was linked with higher odds of disordered eating in adolescence. Interestingly, associations were observed for those experiencing either time-limited or persistent food insecurity, highlighting the potential impact of early childhood experiences.
Authors
- Sylvane Desrivières (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-7060)
- Ulrike Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1335-1937)
- Nadia Micali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5571-2273)
- Marie‐Christine Opitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7518-7733)
- Francisco Diego Rabelo‐da‐Ponte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9016-2414)
- Nora Trompeter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-8679)
- Helen Sharpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6980-1699)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Mental Health Services (DK)
- Institute of Child Health (GR)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-03022-y
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- King's College London
- University of Bristol
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council