Article 1: Stoner, L., Gaffney, K., Wadsworth, D., & Page, R. (2014). Should obesity be considered a disease? Perspectives in Public Health, 134(6), 314-315. doi: 10.1177/1757913914551917

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Is it important that there is a genetic basis to weight and obesity?
2. Is obesity a disease?
3. Does labeling something as a “disease” or “disorder” or “genetic” change how we should view that person or condition?

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Article 2: Swinbourne, J., Hunt, C., Abbott, M., Russell, J., St Clare, T., & Touyz, S. (2012). The comorbidity between eating disorders and anxiety disorders: Prevalence in an eating disorder sample and anxiety disorder sample. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46(2), 118-131. doi: 10.1177/0004867411432071

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What are some examples of eating disorders and what are their characteristics or symptoms?
2. How did the researchers collect the data? What are the strengths or weaknesses of these methods?
3. What does the term “comorbid” mean?
4. What does it mean that eating disorders and anxiety disorders are comorbid?

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Article 3: Owens-Gary, M., & Shea, L. (2014). Double Jeopardy: Addressing Diabetes and Eating Disorders Among Adolescents in the School Setting. NASN School Nurse, 29(6), 292-294. doi: 10.1177/1942602x14547640

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What is diabetes and why is it a medical concern?
2. Why are eating disorders a particular concern for people with diabetes?
3. What treatments are available for people with eating disorders?