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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... »

Body Image Hinders Smoking Cessation

Thursday, November 8th, 2007
University of Michigan researchers posit the fear of getting fatter is partly to blame for the fact that nearly one in five American women still smokes. And, for many, weight ...  Read more... »

Risk Factors for Teen Eating Disorders

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Although the body type may be different, both overweight and lean teenagers have similar disordered eating behaviors. Researchers found unhealthy behaviors associated with lean girls such as binge eating and use ...  Read more... »

Pregnancy and Binging

Monday, September 10th, 2007
Food cravings during pregnancy are not uncommon and may even be the norm. Yet, pregnancy may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from ...  Read more... »

New Eating Disorder Proposed

Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Distinction of a eating disorder similar to bulimia nervosa but different in the amount of food consumed and the way people compensate for what they eat, has been proposed. The behavior, termed purging disorder is ...  Read more... »
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