SOCIAL AND CULTURAL-FACTORS RELATED TO EATING PROBLEMS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN NORWAY

A randomly selected and nationally representative sample of 11,315 Nor wegian adolescents (aged 13 to 20) was surveyed for eating problems, a s measured by a brief version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT). The adolescents' EAT scores showed only minor variations according to soci al class, and none according to urbanization and region. Adolescent gi rls involved in aesthetic sports dieted marginally more than other spo rting girls. Non-Western immigrant adolescents had higher scores on EA T as compared to other immigrating adolescents and Norwegian adolescen ts.