Eating Disorder News

Posted November 19, 2010:

• Gene Links to Anorexia Identified: Largest Genetic Study of the Eating Disorder Detects Common and Rare Variants

Posted November 5, 2010:

• Compulsive Eating and the Holiday Season Can Lead to Serious Weight Gain

Posted October 29, 2010:

• Women With Anorexia Nervosa More Likely to Have Unplanned Pregnancies, Study Finds

Posted October 27, 2010:

• Halloween Candy: Frequency, Not Amount, Raises Cavity Risk

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Psychologists at the Forefront of Weight Management: Health Care Providers Can Play a Key Role in the Fight Against Weight Problems in Young People

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Anorexia Nervosa May Cause Potentially Serious Eye Damage, Study Suggests

Posted October 7, 2010:

• Self-Injury Behavior Not Recognized in Many Youths With Eating Disorders

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Family Therapy for Anorexia Twice as Effective as Individual Therapy, Researchers Find

Posted September 29, 2010:

• Research Examines Vicious Cycle of Overeating and Obesity

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Could Learning Self-Control Be Enjoyable?

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Biochemical Pathway May Link Addiction, Compulsive Eating

Posted August 31, 2010:

• DASH Eating Plan Lowers Long-Term Heart Attack Risk, Especially Among African-Americans

Posted August 23, 2010:

• Stress of Freshman Year Can Trigger Eating Disorders for Some Young People

Posted August 6, 2010:

• Children's Vegetable Intake Linked to Popeye Cartoons

Posted July 15, 2010:

• Conflicted Meat-Eaters May Deny That Meat-Animals Have the Capacity to Suffer, Study Finds

Posted July 13, 2010:

• Brain Responses of Obese Individuals Are More Weakly Linked to Feelings of Hunger

Posted July 12, 2010:

• Sexual Abuse Survivors Have Increased of Psychiatric Disorders

Posted July 5, 2010:

• Virtual Food Causes Stress in Patients Affected by Eating Disorders

Posted June 17, 2010:

• First Large-Scale Analysis of Pro-Eating Disorder Websites

Posted June 4, 2010:

• Potential Genetic Factor in Eating Disorders Identified

Posted May 26, 2010:

• Brain Volume Found to Change Following Weight Gain in Adults With Anorexia

Posted May 12, 2010:

• Severity of Binge Eating Disorder Linked to Childhood Sexual or Emotional Abuse, Researchers Find

Posted May 10, 2010:

• Parkinson's Disease Treatments Associated With Compulsive Behaviors

Posted May 4, 2010:

• Managing the Emotions Behind Eating

Posted May 1, 2010:

• Overwhelmed by Diet Tips? Change Your Environment First, Study Advises

Posted April 23, 2010:

• Tapping Away Desire for Those Favorite Foods and Snacks

Posted April 13, 2010:

• Fear of Getting Fat Seen in Healthy Women's Brain Scans

Posted April 12, 2010:

• Eating Disorder Cutoffs Miss Some of Sickest Patients, Study Finds

Posted April 1, 2010:

• Short-Term Program for Binge Eaters Has Long-Term Benefits, Study Finds

Posted March 17, 2010:

• When Mom Has an Eating Problem

Posted March 11, 2010:

• Diabetes' Link to Eating Disorders Explored

Posted March 2, 2010:

• Only the Beautiful Need Apply: Study Flags Damaging Effect of Joining a Sorority on Body Image and Eating Behaviors

Posted February 11, 2010:

• Can Chocolate Lower Your Risk of Stroke?

Posted February 10, 2010:

• New Proposed Changes Posted for Leading Manual of Mental Disorders: Draft Diagnostic Criteria for DSM-5

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Biological Risks of Eating Reptiles
• Anorexics Found to Have Excess Fat -- In Their Bone Marrow

Posted February 8, 2010:

• Chocoholic Mice Fear No Pain

Posted January 28, 2010:

• New Method Improves Eating Skills of Dementia Patients

Posted January 19, 2010:

• Eating and Drinking During Labor: Let Women Decide, Review Suggests

Posted December 18, 2009:

• Disordered Eating May Affect 10 to 15 Percent of Women

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Psychotherapy Offers Obesity Prevention for 'at Risk' Teenage Girls

Posted December 14, 2009:

• National Survey Tracks Rates of Common Mental Disorders Among American Youth

Posted December 9, 2009:

• Are Holiday and Weekend Eating Patterns Affecting Obesity Rates?

Posted November 19, 2009:

• How to Execute Dietary Management in Eating Disorder Patients

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Eating Quickly Is Associated With Overeating, Study Indicates

Posted October 25, 2009:

• Pinpointing When Rates Of Binge Eating Converge Across Races

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Rats With Part of Brain Deactivated Move Toward Food But Do Not Eat

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Parents Can Help Stop The Obesity Epidemic, Says Psychologist; Healthy Body Image Is First Step

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Friendship Influences Eating Behavior, Particularly When Friends Are Overweight
• Why Anorexic Patients Cling To Their Eating Disorder

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