Researchers assessed participants with a history of childhood trauma on five different clinical characteristics of eating disorders: 
- Restraint
- Eating concerns 
- Shape concerns
- Weight concerns
- Daily functioning 

University of Illinois at Chicago

According to current research studies, experiencing childhood trauma, as part of adverse childhood experiences, is associated with greater severity of the key symptoms of eating disorders, such as food restriction, shape, weight, and food concerns, and day-to-day functioning. 

Experiencing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can be associated with key symptoms of eating disorders 

Guillaume, S., Jaussent, I., Maïmoun, L., Ryst, A., Seneque, M., Villain, L., ... & Courtet, P. (2016). Associations between adverse childhood experiences and clinical characteristics of eating disorders. Scientific reports, 6(1), 1-7.

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