A Canadian research has found that maladaptive eating behaviors and attitudes among women can be as high as 15%.The study also revealed that 28% of women exercise at a high intensity at least twice a month with the purpose to lose weight or control their weight. Around 13% of the women reported binge eating on occasions, and 2.5% also used methods such as vomiting, use of laxatives or diuretics to control their shape/ weight. The study “Eating-Disorder Symptoms and Syndromes in a Sample of Urban-Dwelling Canadian Women: Contributions Toward a Population Health Perspective,” can be read in the International Journal of Eating Disorders