Posted on Jan 27th, 2011 |
A longstanding misconception about eating disorders—commonly known as “the white woman’s disease”—is that they primarily only affect young, affluent, white females. Yet newer investigations into anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and related problems are showing that the disordered behavior is not, in fact, limited to one race. Furthermore, unhealthy eating behavior among males and females were found to be similar across racial lines, rather than distinctly unique among the races as has been previously believed.
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Posted on Nov 29th, 2010 |
A new report discovered that eating disorders are increasing among children and teens, especially among male children and minorities. The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that an estimated 0.5 percent of adolescent girls in the United States suffer from anorexia nervosa, and that 1 to 2 percent suffer from bulimia. Surprisingly, young males represent up to 10 percent of eating disorder cases.
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Posted on Nov 22nd, 2010 |
Researchers from the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia have discovered both common and rare gene variants that are associated with anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder that has a higher mortality rate than any other psychiatric condition. The illness that affects 9 women out of 1,000 (and about 15% of male teenagers and adults as well) is believed to be strongly inheritable, yet the genetics that influence one’s susceptibility for anorexia nervosa is still not completely understood.
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Posted on Nov 4th, 2010 |
In an explicit revelation, actress Portia de Rossi has exposed the darkest struggle of her life: a decades-long battle with eating disorders.
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Posted on Aug 26th, 2010 |
For millions of Americans, eating disorders have caused havoc, despair, pain, and loss. Family members of an anorexic or bulimic person understand the anguish and desperation involved when struggling to intervene and treat a loved one who has become entrapped by this serious mental illness. Although eating disorder sufferers are more difficult to intervene with than individuals with more common mental disorders, recovery is possible with long-term physical and psychiatric treatment, backed by dedication and family support.
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Posted on May 4th, 2010 |
The following interview with Geneen Roth, author of “Women Food and God” was published on CNN.com:
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Posted on Apr 21st, 2010 |
When it comes to treating people suffering from eating disorders, Michelle Emmerling would like to see caregivers look beyond the physical issues. Emmerling, a PhD candidate in counseling psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, is focusing her doctoral research on the role of psychological and emotional factors for anorexics—she wants to give voice to their struggles and the causes of their disorder.
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Posted on Apr 16th, 2010 |
Diagnostic cutoffs for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa may be too strict, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital has found. Many patients who do not meet full criteria for these diseases are nevertheless quite ill, and the diagnosis they now receive, "Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified," may delay their ability to get treatment. "There’s mounting evidence that we should reconsider the EDNOS categorization for young people," said Rebecka Peebles, MD, the study’s primary author.
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Posted on Mar 25th, 2010 |
Vogue editor Anna Wintour, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova spoke about the issue of eating disorders in the fashion world at Harvard Business School last night. The event was hosted by MGH’s Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders and its director Dr. David B. Herzog.
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Posted on Mar 19th, 2010 |
Eating disorders among elementary school children are on the rise, according to Liz McKenna, a psychologist at the Richmond Eating Disorder Program in Richmond, British Columbia. In the last 10 years, McKenna has noticed children as young as six years old developing eating disorders.
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