Effects of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonist Therapy on Eating Disorder Risk and Psychological Distress in Adults With Class 3 Obesity Objective Eating disorders (ED) and psychological distress are highly prevalent in individuals with Class 3 obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2). With the increasing use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agon...

👏 Congratulations to 1st author Sian Maynard & EDIT Collaborator A/Prof Milan Piya on this paper in the International Journal of Eating Disorders: Effects of GLP 1 Receptor Agonist Therapy on Eating Disorder Risk and Psychological Distress in Adults With Class 3 Obesity 📄
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/eat....

Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of the Feasibility and Acceptability of Family‐Based Time Limited Eating to Treat Obesity Background Time-limited eating (TLE) shows promise as an adult obesity treatment; little is known in paediatrics or families. Objective To assess the feasibility and acceptability of family-based ...

New article by EDIT Collaborator A/Prof Amy Gross -

12-wk pilot RCT: Family-based time limited eating (ad libitum eating that ends after the evening meal) = found to be feasible & acceptable 18 families enrolled with a child aged 3-9 y 👨‍👩‍👦

Read here:🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Validity of the PortionSize App for Assessing Children's Dietary Intake: Results From a Pilot Study Conducted in Controlled and Free‐Living Settings Background PortionSize is a mobile app that allows users to assess dietary intake and provide feedback in real-time. Objective To assess the validity of the PortionSize app for estimating children...

New publication in Pediatric Obesity!

"Validity of the PortionSize App for Assessing Children's Dietary Intake: Results From a Pilot Study Conducted in Controlled and Free-Living Settings"
➡️ an app that assesses diet intake & provides feedback in real-time
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CONGRATULATIONS to Cathy Kwok for publishing a massive scoping review - Changes in Psychosocial Outcomes Reported in Behavioral Intervention Trials for Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity 🤝👏

169 trials, n=18,694 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦
372 outcomes > 8 constructs 🧠
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Unravelling the Ties: How Attachment Styles and Emotion Regulation Fuel Emotional Eating in Youth With Obesity—A Clinical Sample Study Emotional eating is critical in the development and maintenance of obesity among children and adolescents. While attachment's influence on emotional eating is increasingly recognised, little is known...

New publication in Pediatric Obesity.
This study examined how attachment dimensions affect emotional eating through different emotion regulation strategies in youths with obesity.📚👨‍👦

Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Systematic Review of Loneliness and Social Isolation Interventions in Obesity and Obesity‐Related Complications People living with obesity and obesity-related complications who are experiencing social isolation and loneliness (SIL) are at an increased risk of more disease-specific complications, the presence o....

New Publication Alert!
A new systematic review examines interventions for loneliness & social isolation among people living with obesity and related complications - an important contribution to this emerging field 📘🤝💬
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#ObesityResearch #Loneliness #PublicHealth

Effect of Clinically Significant Weight Loss on Remission of Metabolic Complications: A Rapid Review and Meta‐Analysis of Comparative Controlled Studies The strength of the association between achieving clinically significant weight loss and remission of metabolic complications remains unclear. This rapid review aimed to investigate the effect of wei...

New publication in Obesity Reviews exploring important developments in obesity research. Worth a read for anyone interested in metabolic health + obesity research. 🔍✨
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#ObesityResearch #PublicHealth #MetabolicHealth

Preoperative Comorbidities Associated With Weight Loss Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Rapid Review Aim This rapid review aims to summarize the evidence of weight loss following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) associated with preoperative comorbidities. Methods Electronic databases Medline...

📢 New Article
“Preoperative Comorbidities Associated With Weight Loss Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Rapid Review”
Synthesizing evidence on how comorbidities impact post-surgical outcomes.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#BariatricSurgery #ObesityResearch #ClinicalEvidence

A Qualitative Exploration of Facilitators and Barriers to Early Time‐Restricted Eating: Insights From a Randomised Controlled Trial Background Adherence to time-restricted eating (TRE), a form of intermittent fasting, is typically high. However, the social, psychological, and environmental factors influencing adherence are unkno...

New! 📚
“A Qualitative Exploration of Facilitators and Barriers to Early Time-Restricted Eating: Insights From a Randomised Controlled Trial”
Findings highlight behavioral and contextual factors influencing TRE adherence.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#NutritionResearch #ClinicalTrials

Reinforcer Pathology as a Mechanism for the Increase in Obesity Throughout Childhood: A Conceptual Blueprint for Research The prevalence of childhood obesity increases throughout development. Obesity results from a positive energy balance, which suggests different trajectories of energy intake and energy expenditure as ...

📢 New article alert!
“Reinforcer Pathology as a Mechanism for the Increase in Obesity Throughout Childhood: A Conceptual Blueprint for Research” L Epstein

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#ObesityResearch #ChildHealth #BehavioralScience

User‐Centered Development of a Chatbot for Diverse Adolescents at High Risk for Eating Disorders Objective Adolescence is the peak onset period for eating disorders (EDs), making ED prevention critical during this time. Comorbid depression and anxiety can put adolescents at further risk for EDs...

New article!
Check out Nathalie A. Grullo's “User-Centered Development of a Chatbot for Diverse Adolescents at High Risk for Eating Disorders” @intjeatdisord.bsky.social
Exploring inclusive digital tools for adolescent health.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#DigitalHealth #EatingDisorders

Facets of Dietary Restraint Associated With Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Children and Adolescents With Higher Weight Objective Self-directed dietary restraint (i.e., outside of evidence-based weight management programs) has been associated with disordered eating in youth. This study examined associations between m...

📢 New research alert! Facets of Dietary Restraint Associated With Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Children & Adolescents With Higher Weigh by Laura D’Adamo & EDIT collaborators Hiba Jebeile, Prof Denise Wilfley, Prof Kerri Boutelle & A/Prof Andrea Goldschmidt doi.org/10.1002/oby....

“Impact of Sleep Loss on Screen Time in Children” 🤳📲😴
by R.F. Jackson & senior author EDIT Collaborator Prof Rachael Taylor. Published in Pediatric Obesity.

Linked below, read it now --
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Memory Performance and Hippocampal Volumes in Healthy Weight Children at High‐ and Low‐Familial Risk for Obesity Background Children with overweight or obesity (OW/OB), relative to healthy weight (HW), have lower cognitive performance and hippocampal volumes. Whether this extends to children with HW at familia...

"Memory Performance and Hippocampal Volumes in Healthy Weight Children at High- and Low-Familial Risk for Obesity" 🧠

🎉 Congratulations to Melanie Dratva, EDIT Collaborator Prof Kerri Boutelle, Dr Dawn Eichen & team on their publication in Pediatric Obesity 📚 Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/ijpo...

Intersection between Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth: Implications for Treatment - Current Obesity Reports Purpose of Review Eating disorders among children and adolescents occur in all body sizes and must be properly identified and treated across settings for optimal health outcomes. This review summarize...

👏Huge congrats to 1st author Alyssa Button & EDIT collaborators Prof Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Dr Hiba Jebeile & Prof Denise Wilfley on their review "Intersection between Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth: Implications for Treatment'. 📖Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

EDIT Collaboration Webinar: The cognitive, neural and health implications of binge eating disorder EDIT Collaboration Webinar: The cognitive, neural and health implications of binge eating disorder

📣 Less than 2 weeks to go until our next EDIT webinar!

📌 A/Prof Rachel Barnes
Health Implications of a Binge Eating Disorder Diagnosis

📌 Dr Jena Moody
Neural and Cognitive Correlates of Binge Eating Disorder

🗓️ Sept 24, 5pm CDT / Sept 25, 8am AEST

Register now events.humanitix.com/edit-collabo...

New position statement from the European Childhood Obesity Group "The Risk of Intra-Familial Stigmatisation in Family-Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity" 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

1st author D. Hoeeg & senior author EDIT Scientific panel member Prof Caroline Braet.

Linked here 🔗👇
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Lead by Dr. Jake Linardon with EDIT Collaborator Prof Anja Hilbert

Conducting Eating Disorder Research in the Era of Generative AI: Researcher Perspectives and Guidelines From the International Journal of Eating Disorders Objectives Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) could transform how science is conducted, supporting researchers with writing, coding, peer review, and evidence synthesis. However, it is not yet .....

'Conducting ED Research in the Era of Generative AI: Researcher Perspectives & Guidelines' @intjeatdisord.bsky.social

🔍 This global survey explores:
- How AI is being used in ED research
- Ethical concerns & verification practices
- Guidelines for authors, reviewers & editors

💡🔗 A must-read!

EDIT Collaboration Webinar: The cognitive, neural and health implications of binge eating disorder EDIT Collaboration Webinar: The cognitive, neural and health implications of binge eating disorder

REGISTER HERE to watch live or get the recording:
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Register now for our upcoming EDIT Collaboration webinar!

🧠 Exploring the Cognitive, Neural, and Health Implications of Binge Eating Disorder

🎙️ A/Prof Rachel Barnes (Licensed Clinical Psychologist)
🎙️ Dr Jena Moody (Postdoctoral Fellow)

📅Wed, Sep 24 – 5:00 PM CDT / Thurs, Sep 25 – 8:00 AM AEST

Check out the ED prevalence paper in adults seeking obesity treatment here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Commentary on: The Prevalence of Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating in Adults Seeking Obesity Treatment: A Systematic Review With Meta‐Analyses by Melville et al. Melville et al.'s 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis highlight the prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating among adults seeking obesity treatment. Findings showed that the prevalen...

"Regular assessment of both EDs and disordered eating must be a requirement for weight management interventions..." 👏☑️🤝

Commentary from EDIT Collaborator Prof Tanofsky-Kraff & Dr Schvey on @hannahmel.bsky.social's recent ED prevalence in adults review

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Non‐pharmacologicaL InterVEntions for Antipsychotic‐Induced Weight Gain (RESOLVE) in People Living With Severe Mental Illness: A Realist Synthesis Introduction Antipsychotic medications are used to treat individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) but are associated with rapid weight gain and several physical and mental risk factors. Early, p.....

"RESOLVE in People Living With Severe Mental Illness: A Realist Synthesis" 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Well done to Maura MacPhee, EDIT Collaborator Dr @amyahern.bsky.social & team for this Obesity Reviews paper published last week 🤝

Linked here, give it a read:
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New scoping review alert! 📜 Linked below -

Congratulations to senior author & EDIT Collaborator Assoc Prof @stephaniepart.bsky.social and 1st author @allysontodd.bsky.social in publishing this piece of work 👏

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Prescription and Nonprescription Drug Use Among People With Eating Disorders This survey study explores the use of prescription and nonprescription drugs among respondents self-reporting their various eating disorders.

"Prescription & Nonprescription Drug use Among People with Eating Disorders"
a new publication in @jama.com by Sarah-Catherine Rodan, Dr Sarah Maguire & team. A really interesting survey (n=7648) & worth the read ⬇️⬇️
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Ruthven Blackburn Medal 2025 - award lecture and presentation with Professor Louise Baur Join us as we honour Professor Louise Baur AM who was awarded the 2025 Ruthven Blackburn Medal (Shared).

A huge congratulations 🎉 to EDIT Collaborator Prof Louise Baur AM on receiving the Ruthven Blackburn Medal for Distinguished Contribution to Clinical Research🏅📚
A well-earned recognition of their many achievements!
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🎉Congratulations to 1st author Megan N. Parker & EDIT Collaborators Prof Marian Tanofsky-Kraff & Dr Jack Yanovski on their latest publication! 📚🍽️
A fascinating read—check it out! 👇https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eat.24508

New publication! 📖👭
“Learning From Those Who Have Lived” a recent scoping review form 1st author Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, EDIT Scientific Panel member Dr Sarah Maguire & team published in @intjeatdisord.bsky.social

Linked here -
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Take a read of the commentary that EDIT Collaborator Prof Anja Hilbert has made on Jane J Lee & Gerald Chi's recent publication in @intjeatdisord.bsky.social:
"Fifty Years of Eating Disorder Research: Growth, Gaps, and Global Challenges" 🌍📚

Read it here -- 5️⃣0️⃣
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