June 17th, 2011

A study from Taiwan of 16,000 school-age children trying to lose weight showed that children as young as 10 made themselves vomit. And the problem was more common in boys ...
June 17th, 2011

Although experts know that about 10 percent of women experience depression during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth, strategies to identify women at risk for ...
June 7th, 2011

The hormone leptin has received considerable attention recently, and a new study suggests women who have higher levels of leptin tend to have fewer symptoms of depression.
Researchers have ...
May 22nd, 2011

Although most people find pleasure in eating and even have a difficult time refraining from foods they love, individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa often ...
May 14th, 2011

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time for people to learn more about mental health conditions and seek out help for them.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, mental ...
May 5th, 2011

Babies born in the spring are more prone to developing anorexia nervosa, according to a new study by Oxford University in England. Researchers discovered an ...
March 30th, 2011

Researchers have determined that the actual anthropometric classification of a woman’s body, often calculated by body mass index, plays only a minor role in how ...
March 7th, 2011

In any given year, nearly 1 in 60 teens would qualify for an eating disorder diagnosis such as anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder. More specifically, ...
February 15th, 2011

Women suffering from or prone to eating disorders can be diagnosed with a low-cost but effective method, according to a new study -- drawing.
Israeli esearchers from ...
February 8th, 2011

A new study finds that the more time adolescent girls spend in front of Facebook, the more their chances of developing a negative ...