Vegetarians Face Risk of Eating Disorders

By analyzing a population-based study of young adults between 15 to 23 years of age in Minnesota, researchers found that vegetarians eat healthier diets consisting of more fruits and vegetables than non-vegetarians, and they were less likely to be overweight. However, vegetarian young adults were also more likely to report binge eating and engage in "extreme unhealthful weight-control behaviors" than non-vegetarians. Such behaviors include the use of diet pills, laxatives, diuretics and self-induced vomiting.