Objective: Obesity is a well-known risk factor for eating disorders, and has been increasing in the normal population over the last decades. This study examines whether the increase in obesity is followed by an increase in prevalence of eating disorders in the general female population. Method: We compared the prevalence of eating disorders and obesity in two nationally representative surveys in Norway in 1991 (n = 1,537) and 2004 (n = 1,467). Eating disorder diagnoses were obtained using the self-report questionnaire survey for eating disorders (SEDs) at both time points. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity has doubled from 1991 to 2004, whereas the prevalence of eating disorders has been stable. obesity was strongly associated with eating disorders both in 1991 and 2004. Conclusion: Despite the strong association between obesity and eating disorders, the increase in obesity is not followed by an increase in eating disorders. (C) 2008 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Autonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental, Madrid, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Soler, Joaquim
Cebolla, Ausias
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Univ Valencia, Dept Personal Assessment & Psychol Treatments, Valencia, Spain
CIBERObn Ciber Physiopathol Obes & Nutr, Madrid, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Cebolla, Ausias
Elices, Matilde
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Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental, Madrid, Spain
Hosp del Mar, Med Res Inst, Mental Hlth Res Grp, Barcelona, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Elices, Matilde
Campos, Daniel
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Univ Jaume 1, Dept Basic Psychol Psychobiol & Clin Psychol, Castellon De La Plana, Spain
Inst Invest Sanitaria Aragon, Zaragoza, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Campos, Daniel
Llorca, Gines
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Univ Jaume 1, Dept Basic Psychol Psychobiol & Clin Psychol, Castellon De La Plana, Spain
Consorci Hosp Prov Castello, Castellon De La Plana, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Llorca, Gines
Martinez-Rubio, David
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Catholic Univ Valencia San Vicente Martir, Valencia, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Martinez-Rubio, David
Martinez-Brotons, Cristina
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Catholic Univ Valencia San Vicente Martir, Valencia, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Martinez-Brotons, Cristina
Jorquera, Mercedes
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Clin Ctr PREVI, Valencia, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Jorquera, Mercedes
Allirot, Xavier
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Basque Culinary Ctr, Donostia San Sebastian, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Allirot, Xavier
Carmona, Cristina
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Autonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Carmona, Cristina
Guillen, Veronica
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Univ Valencia, Dept Personal Assessment & Psychol Treatments, Valencia, Spain
CIBERObn Ciber Physiopathol Obes & Nutr, Madrid, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Guillen, Veronica
Botella, Cristina
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Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental, Madrid, Spain
Univ Jaume 1, Dept Basic Psychol Psychobiol & Clin Psychol, Castellon De La Plana, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain
Botella, Cristina
Banos, Rosa M.
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Univ Valencia, Dept Personal Assessment & Psychol Treatments, Valencia, Spain
CIBERObn Ciber Physiopathol Obes & Nutr, Madrid, SpainAutonomous Univ Barcelona, St Pau Hosp, Res Inst, Dept Psychiat, Barcelona, Spain