Bulimia News

Journals Can Help Women Improve Self-Worth, Lose Weight

January 5th, 2012
Journals Help Women Improve Self-Worth, Lose WeightWe all know the weight control mantra of calories in, minus calories out, equals weight gain or loss. And, we all understand ...

Depression, Binge Eating Go Hand in Hand

December 20th, 2011
Depression, Binge Eating Go Hand in HandA new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds that teenage girls who feel depressed are twice as likely to start binge ...

Hospital Treatment Guidelines for Anorexia Questioned

December 12th, 2011
Hospital Treatment Guidelines for Anorexia QuestionedA University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study challenges the current conservative approach to feeding adolescents who have anorexia nervosa during hospitalization for ...

New Model for Childhood Eating Disorders

December 8th, 2011
New Model for Child Eating Disorders Sadly, current methods to control overeating in children or adults are often ineffective. Overeating often takes place even in the absence of hunger, ...

College Students Have Trouble Recognizing Disordered Eating

November 2nd, 2011
College Students Have Trouble Recognizing Disordered Eating 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 ...

Eating Disorders Tied to Absence of Brain Cannabinoids

November 1st, 2011
Eating Disorders Tied to Absence of Brain Cannabinoids 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 ...

Media’s Growing Sexualization of Women

August 11th, 2011
Medias Growing Sexualization of Women  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 ...

Genetics Complicate Recovery from Eating Disorders

July 28th, 2011
Genetics Complicate Recovery from Eating Disorders 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 ...

Bulimia Seems to Weaken Brain’s Reward Circuitry

July 13th, 2011
Bulimia Seems to Weaken Brains Reward CircuitryA 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 ...

Bulimia Among Young Boys in Taiwan

June 17th, 2011
Bulimia Among Young Boys in TaiwanA 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 ...