Vegetarianism and Eating Disorders

Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 51-69

  Heiss, Sydney ^a   Hormes, Julia M ^a   Timko, C Alix ^b,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Assessment; Bulimia nervosa; Dietary restraint; Disordered eating; Eating disorders; Micronutrients; Refeeding; Treatment; Vegetarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028323924     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803968-7.00004-6     Document Type: Chapter

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