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Bulimic Weight-Loss Behaviors in Military Versus Civilian Weight-Management Programs

1995; Oxford University Press; Volume: 160; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/milmed/160.12.616

1930-613X

Alan L. Peterson, G. Wayne Talcott, William J. Kelleher, Steven D. Smith,

Eating Disorders and Behaviors

This descriptive study evaluated the presence of bulimic weight-loss behaviors in individuals enrolled in: (1) a military weight-management program (N = 51); (2) a civilian weight-management program (N = 53); and (3) a comparison (military normal-weight) group (N = 51). A modified version of the Stanford Eating Disorders Questionnaire was administered to all subjects. The results indicated that the military weight-management program group reported that they engaged in bulimic weight-loss behaviors two to five times more often than the comparison group, and that they engaged in vomiting, strenuous exercise, or use of sauna/steam room four times as often as the civilian weight-management program group. The results suggest that bulimic weight-loss behaviors may develop in individuals who feel extreme pressure to lose weight.