ABSTRACT
In the field of eating disorders, more than 30 variables have been reported as risk factors for the development of an eating disorder (Table 1). Among these variables, risk has been assessed from different perspectives: reported risk factors include social, familial, psychological, developmental, and biological factors. For many of these factors, the question of whether they occurred prior to the onset of the eating disorder has not yet been definitively answered. Therefore, it is impossible to determine whether they are symptoms, maintaining factors, consequences, or “scars” of the disorder.
