Health
Eating disorders are different for men
People tend to have a specific image when they think of eating disorders—a disturbingly skinny white girl with reed-thin arms, her ribs and shoulder blades prominent.
Feb 28, 2022
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News tagged with ideal body
Psychology & Psychiatry
Women's idealised bodies have changed dramatically over time – but are standards becoming more unattainable?
Many Londoners were appalled by adverts last year featuring a woman in a bikini asking others if they were "beach body ready". For many, these type of adverts are emblematic of the sexist cult of thinness that is so pervasive ...
Sep 13, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High-dose sugammadex speeds reversal of neuromuscular block
(HealthDay)—Sugammadex at a dose of 4 mg/kg−1 of ideal body weight allows for shorter reversal of deep neuromuscular blockade in morbidly obese patients, according to a study published in the March issue of Anaesthesia.
Feb 19, 2016
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Health
Sound focus on health or eating disorder in disguise?
According to Norwegian fitness bloggers, the ideal female body is supposed to be slim, muscular, feminine and strong. However, the eating and workout regimes they promote are so strict, that even the bloggers themselves almost ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ideal body size identified
(Medical Xpress)—The ideal male and female bodies according to each of the sexes have been identified by researchers at Newcastle University using a special 3D design programme. The findings, published today in the journal ...
Dec 3, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Carers and pharmacists confused about paracetamol doses for overweight kids
The correct therapeutic dose is important for this commonly used painkiller, say the authors, because it is potentially fatal to give too high a dose; and too low a dose may result in more serious illness.
Aug 20, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Can thinking that you are fat make you fat?
They're everywhere -- in magazines, on the Internet, on television—people with super-thin bodies who are presented as having the ideal body form. But despite the increasing pressure to be thin, more and more of us are ...
Aug 8, 2012
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