Eating Disorders Articles

Loneliness and Anxiety Accompany Child Obesity

Friday, July 3rd, 2009
As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight. Researchers believe ...

TV Ads Deter Weight Control

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Food advertising on television increases automatic snacking on available foods in children and adults, according to a series of experimental studies conducted ...

Gender Disagreement On Attractiveness

Monday, June 29th, 2009
A new study suggests there is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than there is among women. The study, by Wake ...

Unconscious Interpretations Foster Weight Gain

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Psychologists have identified a cognitive shortcut, or heuristic, they call "Unit Bias," which causes people to ignore vital, obvious information in their decision-making ...

OCD, Anxiety Linked to Risk of Eating Disorders

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
New research suggests physicians and other health workers should be more aware of the high risk of eating disorders among ...

Borderline Personality Disorder Difficult To Diagnose

Monday, May 25th, 2009
According to a report presented at the American Psychiatric Association meeting, borderline personality disorder may be underdiagnosed -- at least initially. In the presentation, David Meyerson of DePaul University in Chicago reported on an evaluation ...

Weight Loss May Be Tied To Dementia

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
A new study shows that older people who are thinner or are losing weight quickly are at a higher risk of developing dementia, especially if they started out overweight or obese. The research is published ...

Long Sleepers Have Lower BMI

Monday, May 18th, 2009
New research suggests sleep may be a critical component to maintaining a healthy body weight. Moreover, body mass index (BMI) is linked to ...

Stress Contributes to Childhood Obesity

Friday, May 15th, 2009
According to a new Iowa State University study, increased levels of stress in adolescents are associated with a greater likelihood of them being ...

Brain Scans Reveal Mechanism Behind Self-Control

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
When you're on a diet, deciding to skip your favorite calorie-laden foods and eat something healthier takes a whole lot of self-control--an ...