Perfectionism and Bulimia Linked
Posted on Jun 21st, 2010 |
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Students who struggle with perfectionism tendencies may be at an increased risk for eating disorders, according to a new study.
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Bulimia Disrupting Daily Lives Across Both Genders; Numbers Climbing
Posted on Jun 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
It’s no surprise that women are more obsessed with weight and body image than men. However, new research reports both men and women have symptoms of bulimia, and both say the binging and purging associated with the eating disorder disrupts their lives. The research is significant as numbers of people with the disease continue to climb, across the genders.
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Young Women Who Join Sororities More Likely to Develop Bulimia
Posted on Mar 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
Researchers have found that undergraduate women who join a sorority are more likely to judge their own bodies from an outsider’s perspective (known as self-objectification) and display higher levels of bulimic attitudes and behaviors than those who do not take part in the sorority’s recruitment process. Over time, those women who join the group also show higher levels of body shame. These findings, part of Ashley Marie Rolnik’s senior honors thesis at Northwestern University in the US, are published online in Springer’s journal Sex Roles.
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Texas Comedian-Magician Educates Teens About Eating Disorders
Posted on Feb 17th, 2010 | No Comments
About 10 million women in the United States struggle with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, with millions more suffering from binge eating disorder. Despite those staggering figures, many young women are unaware of the devastating physical and psychological effects of eating disorders.
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Study of Female College Students Shows Difference in Binge Eating Habits Among the Races
Posted on Oct 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Binge eating can be just as detrimental to a person’s mental and physical health as binge drinking or any other impulse activity. To get a better idea of how to prevent and treat those who are dealing with this condition, researchers will examine it from a variety of angles, including race.
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Student Who Recovered from Eating Disorder Wants to Give Back
Posted on Oct 21st, 2009 | 1 Comment
Christina Boudreau was a good student who played basketball and swam. But as a sophomore in high school, she was also throwing up eight times a day and contemplating suicide.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Successfully Treat Bulimia and Binge-Eating Disorders
Posted on Oct 9th, 2009 | No Comments
A new study has revealed that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can significantly help patients overcome bulimia and binge eating disorder.
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Study to Examine the Best Ways to Treat Bulimia in Adolescents
Posted on Sep 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Although the cycle of bulimia nervosa (BN) often begins slowly, a new study hopes to find a way to identify how to best treat the disease in adolescents before it spins out of control.
Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine and the University of Chicago are conducting the largest-ever randomized controlled trial of bulimia treatments for adolescents, comparing three current outpatient treatment models—cognitive behavioral therapy, family-based therapy, and individual psychotherapy—to determine which is most effective in treating adolescents.
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New Study Finds Bulimia More Likely Among African American Girls
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
In our society, there is a perception that bulimia strikes the privileged. Driven by mainstream media and shows such as “Gossip Girl”, this perception has recently been proven to be wrong.
Science Daily has reported on the results of a new study that shows African American girls as bring 50 percent more likely than white girls to be bulimic. In addition, girls from families in the lowest income bracket were 153 percent more likely to suffer from this disease than those from the highest income bracket. (more…)
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Bulimia Symptoms & Solutions
Posted on May 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Eating disorders are one of the most common diseases to afflict America’s youth – and it’s not just teens who are suffering from this debilitating disease. More adults than ever (including those who are 50+) are starting to show symptoms commonly associated with anorexia and bulimia. Experts pinpoint this new phenomenon as a result of the media’s constant bombardment of stick-thin models, as well as the harried lifestyles that we lead in this modern time. Between darting to and from the office, picking up the kids from school and maintaining a happy household, many adults are stuck wondering if they’ll ever be able to have time to eat again.
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