Reuters Health reported on a new study that found stress can influence and trigger the development of an eating disorder.

Dr. Luis Rojo of the University of Valencia in Spain and his team studied the
connection between stress and eating disorders in teens, as well as the
influence of psychological problems.

The study also found that adolescents with eating disorders reported more acute stressful events, more accumulation of acute stress, and more mental illness. The teens who reported having an eating disorder also had more difficulties in other areas of their lives. Read more online.

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