Department of Applied Psychology, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Department of Psychiatric Emergency and Acute Care, Lapeyronie Hospital, CHRU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Int J Eat Disord. 2018 Jun;51(6):503-506. doi: 10.1002/eat.22877. Epub 2018 May 7.
Policy and legislation have emerged as important levers for universal prevention efforts in the context of eating disorders. However, to date, little attention has been paid to generating research that will inform opportunities to regulate the food environment, specifically the way that food is produced and marketed. The present paper aims to lay out a framework for research that will examine (1) the ways in which food industry may influence risk for eating disorders and (2) the impact of legislative efforts on eating disorder cognitions and behaviors. For these two pathways, specific examples of research that would serve to inform policy efforts aiming to decrease the risk for eating disorders by targeting the food environment are proposed. Overall, the present paper aims to issue a call for the eating disorder field to become involved in food policy and regulation.
政策和立法已成为饮食障碍普遍预防工作的重要手段。然而，迄今为止，人们很少关注生成研究的机会，这些研究将为监管食品环境提供信息，特别是食品的生产和营销方式。本文旨在为研究制定一个框架，该研究将考察：（1）食品行业可能影响饮食障碍风险的方式；（2）立法努力对饮食障碍认知和行为的影响。对于这两个途径，提出了具体的研究实例，这些实例将有助于通过针对食品环境来降低饮食障碍风险的政策努力。总的来说，本文旨在呼吁饮食障碍领域参与食品政策和法规制定。
