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Tyler Favier

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Treatments, and Implications for Case Conceptualizations Eating disorders pose a pressing national health concern, with the National Eating Disorders Association estimating a 9% lifetime prevalence for these conditions in the United States. This research project aims to investigate how an ecofeminist perspective may provide novel insights into the causes of eating disorders and innovations in treatments. We leveraged data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, examining eating disorders prevalence from 1990 to 2019. This dataset reaffirmed the high national prevalence of eating disorders and revealed an alarmingly high prevalence for those aged 20-29 (1.07%). In addition to analyzing this quantitative data, we completed a concise literature review of relevant articles that explored the societal causes of eating disorders and their ecofeminist treatments. Our literature review yielded various factors that may contribute to the high prevalence of eating disorders, such as corporate consumer culture, national food distribution, and body shape concerns due to peer pressure. Innovations in ecofeminist treatments will also be presented. Overall, these results demonstrate how eating disorders can be an ecofeminist concern when viewing the pathology as a result of societal attitudes toward women's bodies, gender roles, and the distribution of earth's resources. 270

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University of Florida / 2024

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Tyler Favier