What vegan and vegetarian diets can and can’t tell us about eating disorders

ANDREA TOSI/Shutterstock “No thanks, I don’t eat meat.” This simple sentence can prompt very different reactions, but the question that often follows is: “Why?” The answer may reflect concern for animals, the environment, religion or personal health. Families and healthcare professionals may also wonder whether giving up meat offers a socially acceptable way to restrict food. Yet our new systematic review and meta-analysis found no clear overall difference in eating disorder symptoms between…