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 ...
January 11th, 2011

Body 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 ...
January 7th, 2011

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 ...
December 13th, 2010

Given 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 ...
November 29th, 2010

A 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 ...
November 15th, 2010

For emotional eaters, a new finding that pleasurable foods both provide "pleasure" and relieve stress in rats may not come as a surprise.
University ...
November 8th, 2010

The 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 ...
November 1st, 2010

A new study has found that women with anorexia nervosa are much more likely to have both unplanned pregnancies and induced abortions than women ...