Editors

Editor-in-Chief:
Lorenzo M. Donini, MD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Co-Editor:
Giovanni Abbate-Daga, PhD, University of Turin, Italy

Founding Editor:
Massimo Cuzzolaro, MD, University of Bologna, Italy

Section Editor for Basic Research and Pharmacology:
Enzo Nisoli, PhD, University of Milan, Italy

Section Editor for Body Image:
Karolina Zarychta, PhD, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland

Section Editors for Clinical Psychology:
Gianluca Castelnuovo, PhD, PsyD, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
Paul Jenkins, DClinPsych, University of Reading, United Kingdom

Section Editor for Diabetes and Endocrinology:
Paolo Sbraccia, MD, PhD, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Section Editors for Medical Complications of Eating Disorders:
Simona Bo, PhD, University of Turin, Italy
Eleonora Poggiogalle, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Section Editor for Obesity medical and surgical treatment:
Lucio Gnessi, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Section Editors for Psychometrics:
Gian Mauro Manzoni, PhD, PsyD, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy
Aldo Rosano, PhD, National Institute for Public Policy Analysis, Italy

Section Editor for Psychopathology:
Valdo Ricca, MD, University of Florence, Italy

Guest Editors for Topical collections

Exercise and eating and weight disorders
Sasha Gorrell, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America

Food and Addiction
Umberto Nizzoli, PhD, FAED, Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia, Italy

Italian Society of Obesity (SIO) Reviews
Rocco Barazzoni, MD, PhD, University of Trieste, Italy
Enzo Nisoli, PhD, University of Milan, Italy
Paolo Sbraccia, MD, PhD, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Males and eating and weight disorders
Emilia Manzato, MD, University of Ferrara, Italy

Obesity Paradox
Ottavio Bosello, MD, University of Verona, Italy

Obesity surgery and eating and weight disorders
Gianfranco Silecchia, MD, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Orthorexia Nervosa
Friederike Barthels, PhD, Institute for Therapy and Health Research, Germany

Personality and eating and weight disorders
Antonios Dakanalis, MD, PsyD, PhD, FNASc, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Santino Gaudio, MD, Uppsala University, Sweden

Psychopathological models and eating and weight disorders
Giovanni Stanghellini, MD, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Sleep and Eating and Weight Disorders
Silvia Cerolini, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Caterina Lombardo, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Advisory Board
Kelly C. Allison, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America
Manfred M. Fichter, MD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Paul E. Garfinkel, MD, FRCP, University of Toronto, Canada
Katherine A. Halmi, MD, Cornell University, United States of America
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota, United States of America
Greta Noordenbos, PhD, Leiden University, Netherlands
Janice Russell, MD, FRACP, FRANZCP, FAED, University of Sydney, Australia
Sunita Simon Kurpad, MBBS, MRCP , DNB, St.John's Medical College Hospital, India
Mari Suzuki, MD, PhD, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan
Janet Treasure, OBE, PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, King's College London, United Kingdom

Advisory Board for Statistics and Meta-analytic Reviews
Bruce Blaine, PhD, University of Rochester, United States of America
Andrea Chirico, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, PhD, Deakin University, Australia
Claudio Imperatori, PhD, European University of Rome, Italy
Marco Innamorati, PhD, European University of Rome, Italy
Luca Mallia, PhD, Foro Italico University of Rome, Italy

Editorial Board
Gianfranco Adami, MD, University of Genoa, Italy
Stewart Agras, MD, Stanford University, United States of America
Zaida Agüera, PhD, University of Barcelona, Spain
Emine Aksoydan, PhD, Başkent University, Turkey
Matteo Aloi, MA, Magna Graecia University, Italy
Federico Amianto, MD, PhD, University of Turin, Italy
José Carlos Appolinario, MD, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Liv Berit Augestad, PhD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Katherine N. Balantekin, PhD, RD, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States of America
Matteo Balestrieri, MD, PhD, University of Udine, Italy
Donatella Ballardini, MD, Eating Disorder Clinic "Centro Gruber", Italy
Giuseppe Barbaro, MD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Elliot M. Berry, MD, FRCP, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
C. Laird Birmingham, MD, University of British Columbia, Canada
Enikő Bóna, PhD, Semmelweis University, Hungary
Terrill Bravender, MD, MPH, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, United States of America
Timothy D. Brewerton, MD, LLC, Medical University of South Carolina, United States of America
Amelia Brunani, MD, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy
Anna Brytek-Matera, PhD, University of Wrocław, Poland
Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States of America
Carola Buscemi, University of Palermo, Italy
Silvio Buscemi, MD, University of Palermo, Italy
Luca Busetto, MD, University of Padua, Italy
Christine C. Call, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, United States of America
Simona Calugi, PhD, Casa di Cura Villa Garda, Italy
Barbara Carpita, MD, PhD, University of Pisa, Italy
Michele Carruba, MD, PhD, University of Milan, Italy
Giovanni Casella, MD, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Sabrina Castellano, PhD, University of Salerno, Italy
Giovanni Castellini, MD, PhD, University of Florence, Italy
Francesco Cavagnini, MD, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy
Jue Chen, MD, PhD, Shanghai Mental Health Center, China
Luca Chiovato, MD, University of Pavia, Italy
Chong Man Chow, PhD, Eastern Michigan University, United States of America
Silvia Cimino, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Eva M. Conceição, PhD, University of Minho, Portugal
Franco Contaldo, MD, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Maurice Corcos, MD, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, France
Philip Crockett, MBBS, Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom
Scott Crow, MD, University of Minnesota, United States of America
Walter Currenti, PhD, University of Catania, Italy
Kamila Czepczor-Bernat, PhD, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
Riccardo Dalle Grave, MD, Casa di Cura Villa Garda, Italy
Ida Dancyger, PhD, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, United States of America
Emilia De Filippo, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Martina de Zwaan, MD, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Valeria Del Balzo, BSc, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Laura Di Renzo, PhD, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Ewelina Dobrzynska, MD, PhD , CCT, Cygnet Health Care, United Kingdom
Thomas Dunn, PhD, University of Northern Colorado, United States of America
Stefan Ehrlich, PhD, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Germany
Gian Pietro Emerenziani, PhD, Magna Graecia University, Italy
Maria del Consuelo Escoto Ponce de León, PhD, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Mexico
Nafis Faizi, MD, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Secondo Fassino, MD, University of Turin, Italy
Angela Favaro, MD, PhD, University of Padua, Italy
Lisa Fellin, PhD, University of Bergamo, Italy
Christopher Ferguson, PhD, Stetson University, United States of America
Rita Francisco, PhD, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Lucia Frittitta, MD, University of Catania, Italy
Rick Gardner, PhD, University of Colorado Denver, United States of America
David M. Garner, PhD, Eating Attitudes LLC , United States of America
Maria Gabriella Gentile, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Italy
Katrin Giel, Dr. rer. nat., Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Germany
Nathalie Godart, MD, PhD, Fondation Santé des étudiants de France, France
Mathieu Gourlan, PhD, Institut Regional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
Riccarda Granata, PhD, University of Turin, Italy
Giovanni Gravina, MD, Casa di Cura Privata San Rossore, Italy
Rick Grieve, PhD, Western Kentucky University, United States of America
Carlos Grilo, PhD, Yale University, United States of America
Nancy A. Haug, PhD, Palo Alto University, United States of America
Jinbo He, PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
Sylvia Herbozo, PhD, Rush University Medical Center, United States of America
Claudia Hunot-Alexander, PhD, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Patrizia Iozzo, MD, PhD, Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, Italy
Valentina Ivezaj, PhD, Yale University, United States of America
Corinna Jacobi, Dipl.-Psych., TU Dresden, Germany
Philippe Jeammet, MD, PhD, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, France
Adriana Trejger Kachani, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Allan Kaplan, MD, University of Toronto, Canada
František Krch, PhD, Charles University, Czech Republic
Isabel Krug, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
Janet M. Lacey, DRPH, RDN , LDN, West Chester University, United States of America
Reinhold G. Laessle, PhD, University of Trier, Germany
Jason Lavender, PhD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States of America
Anna Carolina Leme, PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
Cheri Levinson, PhD, University of Louisville, United States of America
Carla Lubrano, MD, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Janet Lydecker, PhD, Yale University, United States of America
Alejandro Magallares, PhD, National University of Distance Education, Spain
Giulio Marchesini, MD, University of Bologna, Italy
Tyler Mason, PhD, University of Southern California, United States of America
Gloria Mazzali, MD, PhD, University of Verona, Italy
Lynn McGovern, MSc, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Simone Munsch, PhD, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Fabrizio Muratori, MD, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana, Italy
Anna Oldershaw, PhD, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom
Uberto Pagotto, MD, PhD, University of Bologna, Italy
Matteo Panero, MD, PhD, University of Turin, Italy
Fabrizio Pasanisi, MD, PhD, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Sebastio Perrini, MD, PhD, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Paolo Persichetti, MD, PhD, Campus Bio Medico University Hospital, Italy
Alessandra Pokrajac-Bulian, PhD, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Daniel Ninello Polesel, PhD, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Antonio Preti, MD, University of Turin, Italy
Mary Pritchard, PhD, Boise State University, United States of America
Michel Probst, PhD, KU Leuven, Belgium
Rebecca Puhl, PhD, University of Connecticut, United States of America
Norbert Quadflieg, Dr.rer.biol.hum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Carla E. Ramacciotti, MD, University of Pisa, Italy
Diana Rancourt, PhD, University of South Florida, United States of America
Gabriella Ripa di Meana, Private Practice, Italy
Radoslaw Rogoza, PhD, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Lisa Rosen, PsyD, Mountain Valley Treatment Center, United States of America
Jan Rosenvinge, PhD, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Alessandro Rossi, PhD, ASST Valle Olona, Italy
Carlo Maria Rotella, MD, University of Florence, Italy
Giuseppe M. Rovera, MD, Clinica San Luca, Italy
Mathieu Roy, PhD, Health and Social Services Centre University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke, Canada
Loretta Sala, PhD, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, France
Paolo Santonastaso, MD, University of Padua, Italy
David Sarwer, PhD, Temple University, United States of America
Yasuhiro Sato, Tohoku University Hospital, Japan
Lony Schiltz, PhD, Hôpital Kirchberg, Luxembourg
Ulrike Schmidt, MD, PhD , FRCPsych, King's College London, United Kingdom
Nora Schneider, PhD, Nestlé Research Lausanne, Switzerland
Ulrike M.E. Schulze, MD, University of Ulm, Germany
Romana Schumann, PsyD, Eating Disorder Clinic “Centro Gruber”, Italy
Cristina Segura-Garcia, PhD, Magna Graecia University, Italy
Cornel Sieber, MD, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Giovanni Spera, MD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Mario Speranza, PhD, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, France
Viren Swami, PhD, Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom
Elena Tenconi, PhD, University of Padua, Italy
Lea Thaler, PhD, McGill University, Canada
J. Kevin Thompson, PhD, University of South Florida, United States of America
C. Alix Timko, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, United States of America
Marjorie Valls, PhD, KU Leuven, Belgium
Eric F. van Furth, PhD, Leiden University, Netherlands
Daphne van Hoeken, PhD, Parnassia Groep Academie, Netherlands
Johan Vanderlinden, PhD, KU Leuven, Belgium
Andrea Vania, MD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Márta Varga, PhD, Semmelweis University, Hungary
Paula Varnado-Sullivan, PhD, Southeastern Louisiana University, United States of America
Bruno Vellas, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, France
Roberto Vettor, MD, University of Padua, Italy
Glenn Waller, DPhil, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Shirley B. Wang, MA, Harvard University, United States of America
Denise Wilfley, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis, United States of America
Kymberley D. Young, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, United States of America
Angela Zannini, MD, Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia, Italy