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Bulimia News Articles

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... »

Genes May Inspire Eating Disorders

Monday, October 15th, 2007
Researchers have discovered a key factor that influences why some individuals eat to live while others live to eat. Scientists from the University at Buffalo determined people with genetically lower dopamine, ...  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... »

Parental Involvement Improves Bulimia Care

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
A randomized control trail for adolescent bulimia nervosa demonstrates the value of mobilizing parents to help an adolescent overcome the disorder. In the study parental involvement doubled the percentage of ...  Read more... »

Teen Dieters Likely to Start Smoking

Monday, September 3rd, 2007
For teenage girls, initiating a diet is linked to almost double the odds of beginning smoking, a new study has found. However, boys did not have a similar diet-smoking connection and were less likely ...  Read more... »

Exercise for Health Not Appearance

Friday, August 10th, 2007
Researchers report women who have concerns about body-image are more likely to benefit from an exercise program if the instructor emphasizes the health benefits of the workout over improved appearance. Interestingly, the finding ...  Read more... »
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