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Fat aversion in eating disorders.

A Drewnowski1, B Pierce, K A Halmi

  • 1University fo Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor 48109.

Appetite
|April 1, 1988
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Patients with eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa, do not show a "carbohydrate phobia." Instead, they link calories more strongly with fat content and dislike high-fat foods, with anorectic restrictors showing the most rigid food preferences.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Nutritional Science
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Eating disorders are often associated with irrational food dislikes, including a purported
  • carbohydrate phobia.
  • Understanding food perceptions is crucial for diagnosing and treating eating disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate food-related attitudes and preferences in women with different eating disorder diagnoses.
  • To compare these perceptions with those of normal-weight controls.
  • To explore the utility of multidimensional scaling (MDS) in differentiating eating disorder subgroups.

Main Methods:

  • Multidimensional scaling (MDS) and property fitting (PROFIT) were used to map food perceptions.
  • Participants (N=92) rated 16 common foods on nutritional similarity, macronutrient content, caloric density, and nutritional value.

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  • Groups included anorexia nervosa, anorexia with bulimia, bulimia, and normal-weight controls.

    • Main Results:

    • Eating disorder patients, compared to controls, associated calories more strongly with fat content.
    • Patients tended to dislike high-fat foods.
    • No significant differences were found in carbohydrate food perceptions or preferences.
    • Anorectic restrictor patients exhibited the most rigid food attitude structures, preferring only low-calorie, nutritious foods.

    Conclusions:

    • The study challenges the concept of a universal
    • carbohydrate phobia
    • in eating disorders.
    • Perceptual mapping reveals distinct food associations (calories-fat) in eating disorder patients.
    • MDS techniques show promise for distinguishing between eating disorder diagnostic subgroups.