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Vaping linked to increased eating disorder risk among US college students
Fox News
Recent vaping or e-cigarette use was associated with an increased risk of an eating disorder and a higher likelihood of a self-reported eating disorder diagnosis, according to a recent study.
Findings published in Eating Behaviors drew from the 2018-2019 national Healthy Minds study (HMS) among some 51,231 U.S. students across 78 colleges and universities. The email survey included students aged 18 and up and posed questions such as:
"Have you ever been diagnosed with any of the following conditions by a health professional (e.g., primary care doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist)? Eating disorder (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa)." Other questions aimed to assess eating disorder risk: "Do you ever make yourself sick because you feel uncomfortably full?" "Do you worry that you have lost control over how much you eat?"