Picky eating in adults: results of a web-based survey.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
OBJECTIVE: To gather information about picky eating and its correlates in adults and to determine whether picky eating is distinct from other eating disorder symptoms. METHOD: Nearly 6,895 adults completed a web-based survey of picky eating behaviors, eating disorder symptoms, and putative associated features. Latent class analysis was used to identify groups based on picky eating and eating disorder symptoms, and groups were compared on salient demographic and clinical characteristics. RESULTS: The latent class analysis identified four distinct groups that differed in severity of clinical correlates and levels of impairment. Morbidity was highest in the comorbid picky eating/eating disorder group, followed by the eating disorder, picky eating, and low pathology groups, respectively. DISCUSSION: Future research is needed to document the continuity of picky eating from childhood, establish the epidemiology of picky eating in adults, clarify thresholds of clinical significance, and elucidate clinical features that will inform nosology.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Wildes, JE; Zucker, NL; Marcus, MD
Published Date
- May 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 45 / 4
Start / End Page
- 575 - 582
PubMed ID
- 22331752
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1098-108X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1002/eat.20975
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States