Eating Disorders News

Anorexia, Bulimia Linked to Disturbance in Brain Region

June 10th, 2013
Anorexia, Bulimia Linked to Disturbance in Brain RegionAnorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are among the deadliest of psychiatric disorders, with few proven effective treatments. The insidious disorders are ...

Food Advertising on TV Linked to Junk Food

June 7th, 2013
Food Advertising on Commercial TV Linked to Junk FoodA new study finds families eat more junk food if they watch commercial television with commercials. University of Michigan researchers compared households watching commercial-free digital TV ...

Mice Study Suggests Health Effects from Obesity May Extend to Next Generation

June 7th, 2013
New research on mice suggests health problems linked to obesity, such as heart disease and diabetes, could skip an entire generation. Investigators discovered the offspring of obese mothers may be spared health problems linked ...

Distorted Body Image In Anorexia Can Affect Movement

May 31st, 2013
Distorted Body Image In Anorexia Can Affect MovementA new study finds that even the unconscious actions of people suffering from anorexia nervosa are influenced by their disturbed perception of body image. Researchers ...

Habit of Overeating Begins in Infancy

May 23rd, 2013
Habit of Overeating Begins in Infancy Parents have long urged kids to finish their food. But new research suggests parents' best intentions may be feeding bad habits. Brigham ...

ADHD in Childhood Linked to Adult Obesity

May 21st, 2013
ADHD in Childhood Linked to Adult Obesity Researchers have discovered that men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese adults. Investigators from the Child Study Center ...

Personality Changes Associated with Weight Gain

May 16th, 2013
Personality Changes Associated with Weight Gain A new study looks at the relationship between fluctuations in body weight and personality traits. Florida State University researchers discovered people who gain weight are ...

Nobody Likes a ‘Fat-Talker’

May 11th, 2013
Nobody Likes a 'Fat-Talker' Women who engage in "fat talk" -- self-disparaging remarks made in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies -- are less liked by their peers, according to a ...

Shift in Goals Improves Treatment for Severe Anorexia

May 9th, 2013
Shift in Goals Improves Treatment for Severe Anorexia A new clinical trial has found that focusing on quality of life and enhanced social adjustment, rather than weight gain, improved results for patients ...

Starting Diet, Exercise Routine at Same Time May Be Optimal

April 23rd, 2013
Starting Diet, Exercise Routine at Same Time May Be Optimal Beginning an exercise program and embarking on a diet are difficult behaviors independently, much less trying to do both at the ...