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Anorexia News Articles

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... »

New Insights on Anorexia

Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Researchers are using innovative imaging techniques to study brain activity of women with anorexia to determine why some women are at greater risk of developing the disorder. Furthermore, even after more ...  Read more... »

Mild Value, Some Depression Risk From Obesity Drugs

Friday, November 16th, 2007
A new study reports that patients taking anti-obesity drugs will only see "modest" weight loss and many will remain significantly obese or overweight. Moreover, adverse effects including the risk of mood ...  Read more... »

Emotional Eating Disorders Are Challenging

Friday, November 9th, 2007
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, a time traditionally associated with food, a new research study compares dieters who have the tendency to eat in social situations (external factors) to dieters ...  Read more... »
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