Aim:

To study the risk of suffering eating disorders among students of medicine, a group that should be an example for healthy habits.

Subjects and methods:

116 students of medicine from de University of Extremadura fill out the Eating Disorders Inventory-3, Referral Form (EDI-3 RF).

Results:

Male students suffer more bulimic characteristics and female students more thinness obsession and body dissatisfaction.

Conclusions:

A large extent of students would be among the risk group of suffering eating disorders. Therefore, this research is a practical tool to promote healthy eating habits.

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