Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Family Medicine

Overweight and obesity are now so common that are replacing the more traditional public health concerns.Eating disorders are serious illnesses that affect both the physical and socio-emotional health of people; they have significant impact on families and cause significant mortality and morbidity. Aim:to examine the magnitude of eating disorders among obese and overweight. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted in the Obesity outpatient clinic located in the Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic at Kasr El Ainy Hospital, Cairo University to detect the prevalence of eating disorders among Obese and overweight patients. The study included a questionnaire ,Eating attitudes test (EAT-26) that has been translated to Arabic and completed by researcher after obtaining verbal consent from the patients. Open ended questions were needed for assessment of nutrition knowledge related to healthy nutrition and therapeutic life style changes related to management of overweight and obesity. Results:8% reported binge eating disorder , moreover , 2 % were EDNOS. Only one patient had bulimia nervosa. A total of 11 patients (11%) displayed an eating disorder. (72.7% ) of females suffered from an eating disordermost common co-morbidity among overweight and obese patients being dyslipidemia (58%) followed by sleep apnea and arthritis (33%) and depression(31%). Conclusion: A total of 11 patients (11%) displayed an eating disorder, 8% of them suffered from binge eating disorder in particular. Data indicated that eating disorders are significantly higher in obese group (p=0.00)

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