<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/class/news/archive/2025/june/eating-disorders/index.php" dsn="news"><link>https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2025/june/06102025-zvolensky-female-college-eating-disorders.php</link><featured/><top-stories>true</top-stories><pubDate>06/10/2025 09:29:12 PM</pubDate><title>UH Researchers Find That Females with Flexible Personalities have Fewer Eating Disorders</title><subtitle/><description>The statistics are hard to ignore: Up to 67% of female college students in the United States are battling some form of eating disorder, affecting both their mental and physical health during a critical time in their lives. A range of eating disorders exist, varying in severity from mild (body dissatisfaction) to life-threatening (anorexia nervosa).</description><author/><image><img src="https://uh.edu/class/news/archive/2025/cascade-3-female-eating.png" alt="UH Researchers Find That Females with Flexible Personalities have Fewer Eating Disorders"/></image><categories>Research &amp; Awards,Psychology</categories></item>