Once the cycle starts, EDs and disability reinforce each other, making early intervention pivotal.

The article states that EDs and disabilities can cause, worsen, or maintain each other through interactions at individual, interpersonal, and systemic levels.


 Theoretical Model Links EDs and Disabilities Bidirectionally


Steinhoff, Molly Fennig, et al. “Disabilities and Eating Disorders: A Theoretical Model and Call for Research.” Eating Behaviors, vol. 56, 2025, 101951. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.101951.

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