ABSTRACT
A. M. VESES, D. MARTÍNEZ-GÓMEZ, S. GÓMEZ-MARTÍNEZ, G. VICENTE-RODRIGUEZ, R. CASTILLO, F. B. ORTEGA, M. GONZÁLEZ-GROSS, M. E. CALLE, O. L. VEIGA, A. MARCOS, FOR THE AVENA AND AFINOS STUDY GROUPS
11.1 INTRODUCTION
Eating disorders are currently a public health concern in developed countries since their prevalence in young people have remarkably increased in the last decade [1]. For example, European and US surveillance studies have found that between 10% and 25% of adolescents scored above the limit for being at risk for developing an eating disorder [2]. Eating disorders constitute the third cause of illness after obesity and asthma in young population. In addition, they present a chronic course, and have an elevated morbidity and mortality ranging from 6% to 15%, respectively [3].
