What People Think Might Be Strongest Indicator of Womens’ Self-Image, Says Study
Posted on May 6th, 2011 |
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The opinion of someone in her peer group toward a woman’s body can carry a very big impact. (more…)
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Study Shows that Eating Disorders Often Affect Native Americans
Posted on Jan 27th, 2011 | No Comments
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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Anorexia May Be Inherited, According to New Research
Posted on Nov 27th, 2010 | No Comments
Anorexia nervosa is a disorder that can wreak havoc on the life of an individual, even putting their ultimate health in jeopardy. Researchers for years have been trying to better understand the disorder in an effort to develop better treatments and therapies.
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Genes Associated with Anorexia Discovered
Posted on Nov 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
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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Brain Volume Improvement Following Treatment for Anorexia
Posted on Oct 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Individuals with eating disorders can affect many different body systems with their heightened control of eating behaviors. Depending on the age of the individual with the disorder, there can be disruptions in bone mass production in adolescence, and malnutrition and heart problems at any age.
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Why Some People Keep Eating When Full
Posted on Dec 29th, 2009 | No Comments
New research in mice by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists suggests that ghrelin—the so-called hunger hormone—might work in the brain to make some people keep eating "pleasurable" foods when they’re already full.
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Eating Disorders Affect 10 to 15 Percent of Women
Posted on Dec 21st, 2009 | No Comments
A new study from the Université de Montréal and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute revealed that about 10 to 15 percent of women are affected by maladaptive eating behaviors and attitudes. Science Daily reports that the study is published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
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Why Anorexic Patients Struggle with Changing Their Behavior
Posted on Nov 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Anorexic patients drastically reduce their food intake and are often not capable of changing their behavior, which can lead to life-threatening weight loss. Using MRI technology, scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered for the first time processes in brain metabolism that explain this disordered eating behavior.
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Yo-Yo Dieting Can Lead to Anxiety, Stress, and Withdrawal Symptoms
Posted on Nov 10th, 2009 | No Comments
Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that yo-yo dieting and bouts of sugar-binging (cycling between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food) can activate the brain’s stress system and generate overeating, anxiety, and withdrawal-like symptoms.
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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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