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Eating Disorders 2016
September 12-13, 2016
Volume 6, Issue 7(Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016
ISSN: 2165-7904 JOWT, an open access journal
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September 12-13, 2016 Philadelphia, USA
World Congress on
Eating Disorders, Nutrition & Mental Health
Eating disorders prevalence and determents in Sharjah high school among Emirati young females
Alla Mansour
Supreme Council for Family Affaires in Sharjah, UAE
Objective: To assess the prevalence of Disordered Eating Attitude (DEA) and to investigate the cultural determinants of eating
disorders in a representative sample of Emirati young females.
Methods: A cross sectional study of a sample of 508 adolescent females were chosen through a stratified randomization
technique; where one section from each of the grade 10, 11 and 12 was chosen from each public school (n-6) located in Sharjah
in the UAE. All consenting students in the selected classes filled the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and Body Figure Rating
Scale (BFR). From the latter, body dissatisfaction score was calculated. From the students who scored 20 or above on EAT 26
(cut off point for eating disorder) and high on body dissatisfaction, a small sample was selected (n=52) and were included into
one to one interviews for further investigation on determinants of DEA.
Results: From the study sample, 37.8% scored at-least 20 on EAT-26 and 65.2% had body dissatisfaction. Significant
relationships were seen between the following pairs: 1) EAT-26 and body dissatisfaction, 2) BMI and body dissatisfaction,
3) occurrence of vomiting and EAT-26. After the in-depth interviews, the following factors were noted as pre-detriments of
eating disorders: 1) family has negatively influenced 76.9% of the adolescent by emphasizing on thinness, verbal insults, and
non-satisfaction with girls shapes and appearances; 2) Media has negatively influenced 73.1% adolescents (western view of
women, models, and celebrates); 3) bullying at either home or school, because of either shape or weight negatively influenced
71% of the participants.
Conclusion: The study shows a high prevalence of eating disorder and body dissatisfaction among schools girls in Sharjah.
Additionally, interviews showed that the major leading factors to these conditions are family, media, and bullying. Finally,
future studies should start prioritizing educational campaigns in schools and within families targeting eating disorders to
prevent further deterioration in health of the young generation in UAE.
J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016, 6:7(Suppl)
The clinical approach to the patient with obesity
Gitanjali Srivastava
Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Celebration, USA
More than 2/3 of the US population is afflicted with either overweight or obesity. Obesity is the cause of over 60 other
medical disorders including hospitalizations, illness and other healthcare expenditure. Obesity also either exacerbates,
causes or worsens several comorbodities including diabetes, cardiometabolic disease, depression/anxiety and cancers as
examples. Despite its medical importance, the medical community continues to inadequately address the disease and treats
patients based on the outdated concept of calories in vs carloies out or solely as a behavioral dysfunction. We now know that
energy balance is regulated and science has advanced our understandings of metabolic physiology and its relationship to the
brain, gut and fat.