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Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Teens

March 7th, 2011
Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among TeensIn 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, ...

Self-Drawings Identify Women with Eating Disorders

February 15th, 2011
Self-Drawings Identify Women with Eating DisordersWomen 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 ...

Time Spent on Facebook Tied to Eating Disorders

February 8th, 2011
Link Between Facebook Time and Eating DisordersA new study finds that the more time adolescent girls spend in front of Facebook, the more their chances of developing a negative ...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder May Improve with Time

January 11th, 2011
Body Dysmorphic Disorder May Improve with TimeBody dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a severe mental illness in which individuals obsess over nonexistent or slight defects in their physical appearance. A new study may ...

Eating Disorders from Secondhand TV?

January 7th, 2011
Eating Disorders from Secondhand TV? A provocative new study finds that limiting television exposure in our children is not enough to stop its influence. According to Harvard Medical School researchers, indirect media ...

Imagining Eating Reduces Actual Consumption

December 13th, 2010
Imagining Eating Reduces Actual ConsumptionGiven that many of us overindulge during the holiday season, a new study comes just in time to help us manage caloric intake during this special time of ...

Eating Disorders Rise Sharply in Children

November 29th, 2010
Eating Disorders On the Rise in ChildrenA new report reviewing data from 200 recent studies suggests that for children younger than age 12, eating disorders are on the rise, with hospitalizations more than doubling  from 1999 ...

Tasty Foods May Reduce Stress

November 15th, 2010
Pleasurable Activities Reduce Stress For emotional eaters, a new finding that pleasurable foods both provide "pleasure" and relieve stress in rats may not come as a surprise. University ...

Holidays Can Be Perilous for Compulsive Overeaters

November 8th, 2010
Holidays Can Be Perilous for Compulsive OvereatersThe joy of the holiday season is often undercut by the stress of dealing with extended family, increased commitments and celebratory occasions. That makes the holidays particularly dangerous for compulsive ...

Eating Disorders and Unplanned Pregnancies

November 1st, 2010
Eating Disorders and Unplanned Pregnancies  A new study has found that women with anorexia nervosa are much more likely to have both unplanned pregnancies and induced abortions than women ...
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