Overweight & Obesity
When healthy eating turns into a dangerous obsession
(HealthDay)—When eating healthy becomes an around-the-clock obsession, it could be a sign of trouble.
Jun 14, 2019
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Disordered Eating
Neuroscience
The app teaching anorexics to eat again
Swedish scientists say that eating disorders should be considered just that—eating disorders, rather than mental disorders. The proof, they say, is in the eating.
Jun 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk
Researchers at York University's Faculty of Health say those who have a history of an eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive traits, dieting, poor body image, and a drive for thinness are more likely to develop a pathological ...
May 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Persistent low body weight in young kids increases risk for anorexia nervosa later
A new study has found that a persistent low body mass index (BMI) in children, starting as young as age 2 for boys and 4 for girls, may be a risk factor for the development of anorexia nervosa in adolescence.
Jan 31, 2019
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Health
Where should we draw the line between a healthy and an unhealthy sports body?
Athletes focus on their weight and carefully control their food intake for obvious reasons. It goes without saying that a long distance runner with a lighter body will run more easily from one point to another.
Jan 2, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Binging, purging and fasting more common in overweight, obese young adults
Young adults who are overweight or obese are twice as likely as their leaner peers to binge and purge, use laxatives or diuretics, or force themselves to vomit as a means of controlling their weight, according to a new study ...
Jun 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Contextual factors linked to overeating, loss of control
(HealthDay)—Eating-related factors appear to be most strongly associated with the severity of loss of control (LOC) among young people with overweight or obesity, according to a study published online March 10 in the International ...
Apr 16, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Accept yourself, and you'll eat better
The battle to correct eating disorders has taken an interesting turn with researchers finding that acceptance of weight, body and appearance can be linked to promoting healthy eating.
Mar 28, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Eating disorders underdiagnosed, untreated in men, minorities
When we think about eating disorders, what comes to mind most often are underweight white females. But this stereotype is causing a great number of males and people of color to miss out on getting proper health care, say ...
Mar 13, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poor outcomes common with childhood anorexia nervosa
(HealthDay)—Anorexia nervosa (AN) that develops before age 14 often leads to unfavorable outcomes, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Mar 5, 2018
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