Comparison of Overweight and Obese Military-Dependent and Civilian Adolescent Girls With Loss-of-Control Eating

Many female youth suffer from disordered eating, and stress, including military stress, may play a role in eating habits. Eating disorder and depression symptoms, as well as social adjustment, were compared between female military and civilian dependents. Across a variety of measurements (e.g., eating and body image questionnaires, insulin and glucose measurements), military youth had greater disordered eating and depression than civilian youth.