Eating Disorder News

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Family Life Study Reveals Key Events That Can Trigger Eating Disorders

Posted April 5, 2012:

• Fasting for Lent Forces Hyenas to Change Diet

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Antipsychotic Drug May Be Helpful Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa

Posted March 7, 2012:

• Eating Berries Benefits the Brain

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Eating Together? Simply a Matter of Adapting

Posted January 24, 2012:

• School Obesity Programs May Promote Worrisome Eating Behaviors and Physical Activity in Kids

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Would You Stop Eating out to Lose Weight?

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Experts Urge BMI Method for Calculating Weight in Kids With Eating Disorders

Posted December 7, 2011:

• New Approach to Management of Overeating in Children

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Research Examines College Students' Knowledge About Eating Disorders
• Do Deficits in Brain Cannabinoids Contribute to Eating Disorders?

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Study Shows Why Underrepresented Men Should Be Included in Binge Eating Research

Posted October 17, 2011:

• 'Drunkorexia:' A Recipe for Disaster

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Atypical Antipsychotics Appear to Be Effective for Only Few Off-Label Uses, Study Suggests

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Family Meals Help Children to Be Less Fussy About Food

Posted September 1, 2011:

• Habit Makes Bad Food Too Easy to Swallow

Posted August 29, 2011:

• Heavy Chocolate Consumption May Be Linked to Heart Health, Study Suggests

Posted August 28, 2011:

• Free Radicals Crucial to Suppressing Appetite

Posted August 5, 2011:

• Mindless Eating: Losing Weight Without Thinking

Posted August 2, 2011:

• Research Into Eating Disorders and Fertility Reveals Mixed Picture

Posted August 1, 2011:

• School Obesity-Prevention Curriculum Can Reduce Medical Costs

Posted July 26, 2011:

• New Study Sheds Light on Role of Genetics in Recovering from Eating Disorders

Posted July 17, 2011:

• 'Love Your Body' to Lose Weight

Posted July 12, 2011:

• Family Meals Remain Important Through Teen Years, Expert Says
• Evidence for 'Food Addiction' in Humans

Posted July 11, 2011:

• Eating Disorders Impact Brain Function, New Brain Research Suggests

Posted July 4, 2011:

• Patients With Eating Disorders Have an Elevated Rate of Death

Posted June 24, 2011:

• Adolescents' Dieting and Disordered Eating Behaviors Continue Into Young Adulthood, Study Finds

Posted June 16, 2011:

• Pregnancy-Related Depression Linked to Eating Disorders and Abuse Histories
• Children as Young as Ten Vomit to Lose Weight, With Highest Rates in Boys

Posted June 6, 2011:

• High Amounts of the Hormone Leptin Are Linked to Decreased Depression

Posted June 4, 2011:

• Anorexic Girls Have Increased Bone Density After Physiological Estrogen Treatment, Study Finds

Posted May 26, 2011:

• People With Body-Image Disorders Process 'Big Picture' Visual Information Abnormally

Posted May 20, 2011:

• Does Eating Give You Pleasure, or Make You Anxious?

Posted May 19, 2011:

• Eat a Protein-Rich Breakfast to Reduce Food Cravings, Prevent Overeating Later, Researcher Finds

Posted May 4, 2011:

• Spring Babies Face Anorexia Risk, Study Suggests

Posted April 19, 2011:

• Does Seeing Overweight People Make Us Eat More?

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Genetic Changes Behind Sweet Tooth

Posted April 1, 2011:

• When Washing Becomes a Compulsion

Posted March 24, 2011:

• Researchers Tie Parkinson's Drugs to Impulse Control Problems

Posted March 22, 2011:

• Youth at Risk for Obesity Show Greater Brain Activity in Response to Food

Posted March 8, 2011:

• Eating Disorders and Body Dissatisfaction Is Double in Muslim Teenagers Than in Christian, Spanish Study Finds

Posted March 7, 2011:

• Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Adolescents Studied

Posted February 28, 2011:

• Binge Eaters' Dopamine Levels Spike at Sight, Smell of Food

Posted February 22, 2011:

• Secret Society Connecting Through the Internet Feeds Eating Disorders, Researchers Say

Posted February 14, 2011:

• Women With Eating Disorders Draw a Different Picture of Themselves Than Women Without, Study Suggests

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Facebook Users More Prone to Developing Eating Disorders, Study Finds

Posted January 16, 2011:

• Big Breakfast Generally Doesn't Help Weight Loss

Posted January 6, 2011:

• New Study Reveals Impact of Eating Disorders on Native Americans
• Secondhand Television Exposure Linked to Eating Disorders

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