Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: clinical practice guideline

Table 9 Recommendations for the management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: physical activity

Recommendation	Level of evidence
Physical activity interventions should focus on physical activity for positive physical and mental health benefits and away from exercising for weight or shape change	C
If compulsive exercise is present, referral to an exercise physiologist experienced in working with larger-bodied people and eating disorders populations is desirable	D

NHMRC grades range: A. Body of evidence can be trusted to guide practice e.g., meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) low risk of bias; B. Body of evidence can be trusted to guide practice in most situations (RCTs or other controlled studies, low risk of bias); C. Body of evidence provides some support for recommendation(s) but care should be taken in its application (moderate risk of bias in trails); and D. Body of evidence is weak and recommendation must be applied with caution (high risk of bias in trails). Full criteria in Additional file 1: Appendix C

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