{
  "abstract": "Eating disorders affect millions of individuals worldwide, yet their consequences are under-recognised. Previous studies have reported that individuals with eating disorders experience significantly higher risks of physical illness, psychiatric comorbidity, and death from unnatural causes.1 2 A linked cohort study by Morgan and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmjmed-2025-001438) in BMJ Medicine provides comprehensive evidence on these associated risks to patients from a primary care perspective.3 Drawing on data from more than 24 000 patients aged 10-44 years in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, the study shows that a multitude of adverse health outcomes appear quickly in patients after receiving a diagnosis of an eating disorder and persist for years afterwards.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Ethan Nella"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Jennifer Couturier"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Time to recognise the risks to patients after an eating disorder diagnosis",
  "uid": "8e73d043-1cc5-5630-be97-e40893a0b42f"
}