Background
disordered eating, eating disorder
Individuals who are highly concerned with their weight-related appearance and/or preoccupied with thoughts of eating are at-risk for developing harmful behaviors to control their eating. Such patterns of attitudes and behaviors are referred to as disordered eating (DE) [Young women (between the ages of 18 and 30) are especially vulnerable to experiencing higher levels of DE behaviors and are at high risk of developing a clinical eating disorder [Young women have reported varying feelings toward the possibility of a potential pregnancy, ranging from wanting to become pregnant to wanting to avoid pregnancy [