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Why are More Females Anorexic and Bulimic than Males?


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Sources Discussed in Video
  • Gatwad, N. (2007). Anorexia nervosa: An evolutionary puzzle. European eating disorder review, 15, 1-12.
  • Faer, L.M., Hendricks, A., Abed, R.T., & Figueredo, A.J. (2005). The evolutionary psychology of eating disorders: Female competition for mates or for status? Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practise, 78, 397-417.

More to Explore

  • Gatwad, N. (2001). The Ability to Tolerate Starvation: A role in anorexia nervosa? European eating disorder review, 9, 359-364.
  • Guisinger, S. (2003). Adapted to flee famine: Adding an evolutionary perspective on anorexia nervosa. Psychology review, 4, 745-761.
  • Kardum, I., Gracanin, A.,& Hudek-Knezevic, J. (2008). Evolutionary explanation of eating disorders. Psychological topics, 17, 247-263.
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