Participants responded to the Beck's Depression Indicator, the Eating Attitudes Test, and a health survey designed specifically for this study.
Results indicate significantly elevated levels of both depression and disordered eating attitudes.
The results from a small, exploratory study involving college-aged males, which indicate similar trends are also discussed. This project examines the rates of depression and eating disorders in college-aged participants, and regards the current, rigorous treatment of the illness as a possible cause. Previous studies, as well as the implications and limitations of this study are discussed. The body's immune system then turns on the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. This autoimmune response either destroys the beta cells completely or leaves them unable to function properly.