January 5th, 2012

We all know the weight control mantra of calories in, minus calories out, equals weight gain or loss. And, we all understand ...
December 20th, 2011

A new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds that teenage girls who feel depressed are twice as likely to start binge ...
December 12th, 2011

A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study challenges the current conservative approach to feeding adolescents who have anorexia nervosa during hospitalization for ...
December 8th, 2011

Sadly, current methods to control overeating in children or adults are often ineffective. Overeating often takes place even in the absence of hunger, ...
November 2nd, 2011

A new study warns that although they are the prime demographic for developing eating disorders, many college students fail to notice the warning signs.
The ...
November 1st, 2011

New research suggests that a brain malfunction that leads to deficits in endocannabinoids may contribute to anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Endocannabinoids are substances made by the brain ...
August 11th, 2011

A provocative new study tends to confirm that the portrayal of women in the popular media over the last several decades has become increasingly sexualized, even "pornified."
University at ...
July 28th, 2011

Sadly, people with eating disorders often face a long-term battle. Those with anorexia nervosa, for instance, are often severely underweight and have a high likelihood of dying from malnutrition.
Now, a ...
July 13th, 2011

A new research effort suggests bulimia can directly affect brain function.
Researchers studied the difference in brain activity among healthy and bulimic women when they were ...
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 ...