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Measuring Brain Activity In People Eating Chocolate Offers New Clues About How The Body Becomes Addicted
August 29, 2001 — Using positron emission tomography scans to measure brain activity in people eating chocolate, a team of U.S. and Canadian neuroscientists believe they have identified areas of the brain that may ... > full story -
First Familial Study Of Anorexia Nervosa In Men Shows Nine-Fold Increase Of Risk Among Women In Immediate Family
March 27, 2001 — Women contract full or partial anorexia nervosa more than nine times more frequently when a man in the family has the eating disorder, a new UCLA study shows. The study, published in the April ... > full story -
Study Finds Serious Bone Loss In 90 Percent Of Women With Anorexia
November 22, 2000 — More than 90 percent of young women with anorexia nervosa were found to have significant bone loss in a study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The report, appearing in the November ... > full story -
Mayo Clinic Researcher Finds Nearly One Out Of Ten Female Soldiers Suffer From Eating Disorders
November 19, 1999 — A researcher at Mayo Clinic has found that eating disorders plague eight percent of women on active duty in the United States Army. This prevalence of eating disorders is significantly higher than in ... > full story -
Blocking The Binge: UF Researchers Explore Use Of Epilepsy Medication To Treat Eating Disorder
August 9, 1999 — A medication for epilepsy holds promise of also helping people who suffer from binge eating, according to a University of Florida psychiatrist. ... > full story -
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Skinny Models In Ads Cause Immediate Anger, Depression In Women
April 27, 1999 — Magazine ads featuring female fashion models have an immediate negative impact on a woman's self-esteem, according to a University of Toronto study published in the International Journal of ... > full story -
UF Researcher: Participating In Sports Gives Girls Strong Self-Images
November 17, 1998 — Participating in sports can have benefits for adolescent girls that reach beyond simply staying physically fit, a University of Florida researcher has concluded. Participants in athletic activities ... > full story -
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Altered Brain Chemistry In Bulimia Nervosa Patients Persists After Recovery, According To UPMC Researchers
October 15, 1998 — Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's (UPMC) Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic have found evidence supporting the possibility that an alteration of brain chemistry ... > full story -
Too Much Exercise May Put Some Young Women At Risk For Bulimia
June 5, 1998 — New research indicates that young women who are compelled to exercise at excessive levels are at risk for developing eating disorders and general psychological unhappiness. This finding comes from ... > full story -
Hunger Regulated By New Neurotransmitter
May 6, 1998 — Neuroscientists at the Yerkes Primate Research Center of Emory University have discovered in the brain a novel neurotransmitter that helps control food intake and seems to be partially responsible ... > full story -
More Studies Show That Hard Core Smokers May Be Using Nicotine To Manage Depression, ADHD, Anxiety Or Bulimia
August 11, 1997 — You still see them huddled over their cigarettes in public doorways, despite 30 years of increasing social pressure and education about health risks. Why can't they quit? ... > full story -
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Eating Disorder Prevention Programs At Universities May Be Doing More Harm Than Good, Study Suggests
April 30, 1997 — The first empirical evaluation of a university-based eating disorders prevention program finds that it and similar programs may actually be contributing to the "epidemic" of eating disorders ... > full story
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