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Eating disorders in pediatric population, analysis of some of the most common risk factors
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Eating disorders in pediatric population, analysis of some of the most common risk factors

Authors

  • Magdalena Czeczotka Dr. Karol Jonscher Municipal Medical Center in Łódź https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6306-8437
  • Marta Skorupska Karol Jonscher Municipal Medical Center, Milionowa 14, 93-113 Łódź, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6556-3133
  • Natalia Aleksandra Popławska Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Łódź, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6243-6603
  • Justyna Śliz Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Łódź, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0242-149X
  • Krzysztof Woźniak Medical University of Lodz, Al. Kościuszki 4, 90-419 Łódź https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1438-0806

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2024.73.51701

Keywords

social media, pediatric populalation, adolescents, peers, family enviroment, intuitive eating, mindful eating

Abstract

Introduction:

This article reviews a number of studies that have sought to determine what are risk factors that may cause eating disorders in the pediatric population, taking into account the age and gender of the subjects. This study focuses on issues related to purging, bulimic behaviors, and psychological orthorexia and what impact the most common risk factors for these behaviors have in the pediatric population.

 

Aim of study:

The aim of the study is to present a comprehensive review of some of the most common risk factors predisposing to the development of eating disorders in the pediatric population, and how these factors have a direct impact on each other and are intertwined, by using available knowledge, paying particular attention to a new potential risk factor - social media.

 

Materials and methods:

Materials used in this study were found in the PubMed database, using the following keywords: ,,Social media”, ,,Mass media”, ,,Peers”, ,,Family”, ,,Orthorexia nervosa”, ,,Social media”, ,,Children”, ,,Adolescence”.

 

Conclusion:

Eating disorders are a growing problem. Our research focuses on potential risk factors, with the greatest emphasis on a relatively new risk factor: social media and screen time, and how these two factors influence young minds, what impact they have on the eating habits of children and adolescents, and what can be done to prevent eating disorders in the pediatric population.

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CZECZOTKA, Magdalena, SKORUPSKA, Marta, POPŁAWSKA, Natalia Aleksandra, ŚLIZ, Justyna and WOŹNIAK, Krzysztof. Eating disorders in pediatric population, analysis of some of the most common risk factors. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. Online. 4 June 2024. Vol. 73, p. 51701. [Accessed 7 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/JEHS.2024.73.51701.
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