Nutrition knowledge in young women with eating disorders in Australia and Singapore: A pilot study

Nerissa Li Wey Soh; Stephen W. Touyz; Timothy A. Dobbins; Lois J. Surgenor; Simon Clarke; Michael R. Kohn; Ee Lian Lee; Vincent Leow; Elizabeth Rieger; Ken Eng Khean Ung; Garry Walter

doi:10.3109/00048670903279846

Nutrition knowledge in young women with eating disorders in Australia and Singapore: A pilot study

Nerissa Li Wey Soh, Stephen W. Touyz, Timothy A. Dobbins, Lois J. Surgenor, Simon Clarke, Michael R. Kohn, Ee Lian Lee, Vincent Leow, Elizabeth Rieger, Ken Eng Khean Ung, Garry Walter

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Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare nutrition knowledge levels in young women with and without an eating disorder (ED) in two countries. Method: Women with a clinical ED (n = 55) and healthy control women (n = 99) in Australia and Singapore completed a Nutritional Knowledge Questionnaire, acculturation questionnaire and demographics survey. Nutrition knowledge was analysed in terms of clinical status, cultural group, acculturation, socioeconomic status and education level. Results: Women with EDs had greater knowledge than controls, but the magnitude of the difference was small. Greater acculturation to Western culture was associated with greater knowledge. Conclusions: The difference in nutrition knowledge between women with and without EDs is unlikely to be of clinical importance. The findings may reflect today's ubiquitous availability of nutrition information.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1178-1184
Number of pages	7
Journal	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	43
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/00048670903279846
Publication status	Published - 2009

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