Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders Articles

Follow Your Gut To Lose Weight

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

A new study advocates a novel technique for weight control -- consume to satisfy your stomach, not your brain. The perspective ...

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Risk Factors for Disordered Eating

Friday, July 31st, 2009

A new research effort has identified factors that may increase the risk of eating disorders among overweight teens. Eating disorders for ...

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Medical Risks Associated With Bipolar

Friday, July 31st, 2009

An extensive analysis of insurance claims data underscores the additional medical complications that may arise among individuals with bipolar disease. The new ...

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Weight Loss Reduces Depression and Heart Disease Risk

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Results from a recent study suggest a behavioral weight loss program can convey both physical and psychological benefits. A 6-month program among ...

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Stressful Weight Gain

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Stressing out can cause people to gain weight, according to a new study. This new study is believed to be one of the first ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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