When we hear about eating disorders, what we see in our minds is an image of a young, thin and often white woman. This is, in fact, a form of bias on our part, as research shows that people who have higher weights are at higher risk of contracting eating disorders.
Date Posted: March 14, 2017
Categories: Eating Disorders
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With the increasing prevalence of eating disorders nowadays, it is even more important for friends and loved ones to learn to recognise the common signs of eating disorders to help those who are suffering seek help. Here’s how.
Mar 14
Categories: Eating Disorders
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Contrary to what is often believed, new research is optimistic that around two-thirds of women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa will eventually recover from their eating disorders.
Dec 29
Categories: Eating Disorders
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Despite the fact that 77% of Americans are trying to lose weight, nearly 70% of all Americans are obese or overweight. Given the inability of the majority of us to manage our weight, are we all just weak-willed slackers? Or are other factors ...
Nov 22
Categories: Eating Disorders, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Self-Love
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Addiction is a medical condition in which the person has uncontrollable desire to take a substance or engage in an activity, despite knowing that it may lead to adverse effects. Taking that substance or engaging in that activity will make the person ...
Nov 4
Categories: Addictions, Eating Disorders
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Eating disorders are much more common among women than men. Now, a new study may have uncovered a neurological explanation for this disparity. Researchers find that women are more likely than men to experience brain activity relating to negative ...
Oct 17
Categories: Eating Disorders
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Mindful eating invites participants to "pay attention" to the food in front of them and engage their five senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch) before consuming a single morsel. This mindfulness practice builds the children's awareness of ...
Sep 3
Categories: Eating Disorders, Health Psychology, Mindfulness
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But it ISN'T THE FOOD. Eating disorders are not about meals. They're usually about control. And those issues start young, sometimes before you've mastered the use of a knife and fork.
Jun 16
Categories: Attachment Issues, Eating Disorders
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that women suffering from anorexia nervosa and those who are obese respond differently to taste, a finding that could lead to new treatments for the eating disorders.
May 17
Categories: Eating Disorders
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UAB researchers are testing a new treatment for BED: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(tDCS). The non-invasive therapy sends low-voltage electricity into the brain through electrodes places on either side of the head.
May 12
Categories: Eating Disorders
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Overweight people make unhealthier food choices than lean people when presented with real food, even though both make similar selections when presented with hypothetical choices, according to research led by the University of Cambridge.
Apr 14
Categories: Eating Disorders
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Researchers describe their new mouse model that shows how a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors can trigger the disease.
Apr 14
Categories: Eating Disorders
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Parents who use very overly controlling feeding practices with their children, such as using food as a reward or a treat, could be unintentionally teaching their children to rely on food to deal with their emotions.
Apr 13
Categories: Eating Disorders, Parenting
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A pilot study showed that mindfulness-based eating awareness training encouraged adolescents to eat healthier and exercise more and marginalized their tendency to gain weight.
Apr 6
Categories: Eating Disorders, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Meditation
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Parents who reported feeling distress when their child was angry, crying or fearful were more likely to engage in episodes of binge eating - and to limit the amounts or types of food they provided to their children, University of Illinois ...
Apr 1
Categories: Eating Disorders, Parenting
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Core symptoms of anorexia nervosa, including the urge to restrict food intake and feeling fat, are reduced after just one session of a noninvasive brain stimulation technique, according new research.
Mar 28
Categories: Eating Disorders
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