Eating Disorders News

Peer Pressure Dictates Teen Body Image

January 31st, 2013
Peer Pressure Dictates Teen Body Image  Researchers have discovered a teenage girl's social group plays more of a role than social media, television and the big screen on ...

Faulty Brain Connections Leads Anorexics to Misjudge Body Shapes

January 25th, 2013
Faulty Brain Connections Leads Anorexics to Misjudge Body Shapes A brain imaging study suggests improper neural connections cause women with anorexia nervosa to have poor perceptual awareness of body ...

Hard Times Can Lead to High Calories

January 23rd, 2013
Hard Times Can Lead to High Calories Bad economic news can cause an individual to indulge in higher calorie foods, a behavior that may help to explain ...

Binge Eating Often Marked By Food ‘Concoctions’

January 4th, 2013
Binge Eating Often Marked By Food 'Concoctions'A new study suggests food concocting, or mixing a variety of disparate foods, is common among binge eaters. Examples of different connotations ...

Mentally Ill More Likely to Suffer Domestic Violence

December 27th, 2012
Mentally Ill More Likely to Suffer Domestic Violence   People with mental disorders are more likely to have experienced domestic violence, according to new research. While ...

New Obesity Approach Emphasizes Taste Receptors in Gut

December 24th, 2012
New Obesity Approach Emphasizes Taste Receptors in Gut The success of many bariatric surgeries has led some experts to propose a new approach to the war ...

In Mice Study, Dieting Can Cause Food Withdrawal and Depression

December 13th, 2012
In Mice Study, Dieting Can Cause Food Withdrawal and DepressionNew laboratory research provides another reason to stay away from the cookies and punch bar ...

How Facebook Can Lead to Poor Health Choices

December 13th, 2012
How Facebook Can Lead to Poor Health ChoicesA new study suggests online social networks can lower self-control among consumers. According to researchers, the loss of self-control ...

Obese Kids More Susceptible to Food Ads

December 3rd, 2012
Obese Kids More Susceptible to Food Ads A new study using brain imaging discovers brain activity in obese children is accelerated when they are shown food logos. Moreover, ...

Spotting Eating Disorders in the ER

November 20th, 2012
 Spotting Eating Disorders in the ERIdentifying eating disorders in teens and getting treatment are often difficult tasks. A new study seeks to leverage location, in this case hospital emergency ...