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Programs to Reduce Eating Disorders and Obesity

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
New research suggests educating adolescents on ways to adopt a healthier lifestyle can provide significant dividends in adulthood. Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientists have developed interventions that help young women reduce the ...  Read more... »

75 Percent of Women Have Disordered Eating

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
A new survey of American women between the ages of 25 and 45 suggest sixty five percent have behavioral issues regarding food intake and an additional 10 percent report symptoms consistent ...  Read more... »

Teen ADHD Ups Risk for Eating Disorders

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Adolescent girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder appear to possess a significant risk for developing eating disorders. Researchers from the University of Virginia discovered teenage girls with ADHD frequently develop body-image dissatisfaction and may go through ...  Read more... »

Sad Finding on Suicide Among Anorexics

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
A worrisome new study challenges assumptions that the high suicide rate among anorexics can be explained by compromised physical health that leads to death from the slightest attempt. In the new ...  Read more... »

Body Image Predicts Health

Thursday, February 14th, 2008
A new study suggests that individuals who want to weigh less are in fact more likely to be mentally or physically unhealthy than those who are content with their body image. ...  Read more... »

Perception of Anorexia Differs

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
A new study finds that when people are given a biological and genetics-based explanation for the cause of anorexia nervosa they are less likely to blame individuals with anorexia for their ...  Read more... »

Separate Weight-Loss Help vs Hype

Friday, December 28th, 2007
The beginning of a new year is a time of resolution to improve physical and mental health. Often, the objective includes a new dedication to lose weight. Unfortunately, adults are bombarded ...  Read more... »

Bariatric Mental Health Needs

Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Although bariatric surgery is a method to lose large amounts of weight and potentially dramatically improve the health and well-being of an obese individual, the procedure involves substantial risks and requires ...  Read more... »

Males With Female Twin Risk Anorexia

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
A new study of nearly 4500 twins discovers that males who have a twin sister appear more likely to develop the eating disorder anorexia nervosa than other males, including those with ...  Read more... »

Body Image Disorder Tied to Processing Hiccup

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
New imaging research finds that although they look normal, people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) perceive themselves as ugly and disfigured. The UCLA study, found in the December edition of ...  Read more... »
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