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School Obesity-Prevention Curriculum Can Reduce Medical Costs
August 1, 2011 — Teaching middle-school children about nutrition and exercise and encouraging them to watch less TV can save the health care system a substantial amount of money, suggests a new economic ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on Role of Genetics in Recovering from Eating Disorders
July 26, 2011 — A substantial number of people with eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa have a chronic course. They are severely underweight and have a high likelihood of dying from malnutrition. No treatment ... > full story -
'Love Your Body' to Lose Weight
July 17, 2011 — Almost a quarter of men and women in England and over a third of adults in America are obese. Obesity increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease and can significantly shorten a person's life ... > full story -
Family Meals Remain Important Through Teen Years, Expert Says
July 12, 2011 — As children become teenagers, it may be more challenging to regularly include them in family meals, but doing so is key to heading off such problems as eating disorders, obesity, and inadequate ... > full story -
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Evidence for 'Food Addiction' in Humans
July 12, 2011 — New research suggests that people can become dependent on highly palatable foods and engage in a compulsive pattern of consumption, similar to the behaviors we observe in drug addicts and those with ... > full story -
Eating Disorders Impact Brain Function, New Brain Research Suggests
July 11, 2011 — Bulimia nervosa is a severe eating disorder associated with episodic binge eating followed by extreme behaviors to avoid weight gain such as self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives or excessive ... > full story -
Patients With Eating Disorders Have an Elevated Rate of Death
July 4, 2011 — Individuals who have eating disorders have an elevated mortality rate, especially those with anorexia nervosa, according to a meta-analysis of previous ... > full story -
Adolescents' Dieting and Disordered Eating Behaviors Continue Into Young Adulthood, Study Finds
June 24, 2011 — Adolescents who diet and develop disordered eating behaviors (unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors and binge eating) carry these unhealthy practices into young adulthood and beyond, ... > full story -
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Pregnancy-Related Depression Linked to Eating Disorders and Abuse Histories
June 16, 2011 — Having a history of eating disorders or abuse may increase a woman's risk for developing depression during and after pregnancy, according to new research. The finding could influence how doctors ... > full story -
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Children as Young as Ten Vomit to Lose Weight, With Highest Rates in Boys
June 16, 2011 — Children as young as ten are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight and the problem is more common in boys than girls. 13% of the 8,673 girls and 7,043 boys who took part in the research ... > full story
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