Pham Van Tu, Tran Uyen Ngoc, Phuong Linh Nguyen, Nguyen Hiep Thuong, Nguyen Van Tuan, Nguyen Van Hung, Vu Thi Nga, Than Van Quan, Le Thi Lam, Dinh-Toi Chu
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Sexual victimization, happened during childhood and beyond, is known to be a substantial contributing factor for obesity development later in life. This work aims to bring about updated information on the relationship between sexual harassment and obesity. METHODS: Based on an intensive scientific literature review in Google Scholar, Pubmed databases, the total of 106 studies (N = 141,199) were assessed including 52 studies on the connection between negative lifetime impacts and obesity, 11 studies on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms with proposed biological mechanisms related to obesity, 15 studies on the relationship between major depressive disorder (MDD) symptoms and obesity, 11 studies on the body dismorphic disorder (BDD) and 17 studies on the binge eating disorder (BED) were also examined to evaluate the association of obesity and traumatic life experiences...
October 3, 2020: Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome