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Body image program reduces onset of obesity and eating disorders
In their research on eating disorders, Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientists help young women reduce the influence of the "thin ideal," which is described as associating success and happiness with being thin.   view more (2008-04-30)

UI professor identifies new eating disorder, seeks study participants
A University of Iowa professor is making a case for a new eating disorder she calls purging disorder.   view more (2007-09-05)

Study shows complex link between abuse and eating disorders
Women who were victims of childhood sexual abuse have long been assumed to be at a higher risk for eating disorders. The results of research, however, have been mixed, with some studies showing a link and others none.   view more (2005-12-20)

Perinatal complications linked to eating disorders
Certain complications during and immediately after birth are associated with the development of the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.   view more (2006-01-03)

Getting better bite by bite: Self-help therapy for people with bulimia boosted
A new version of Overcoming Bulimia, the self-help CD-ROM which uses the proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach to the treatment of bulimia has been launched by Media Innovations Ltd, to coincide with National Eating Disorders Awareness Week which takes place on 6-12 February 2005. The new version of the CD-ROM is based on feedback... view more... (2005-02-04)

Penn study reveals prevalence of night eating syndrome among people with psychiatric conditions
According to a study that appears in the January 1 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota found that night eating syndrome is a common disorder among psychiatric outpatients and is associated with substance use and obesity.   view more (2006-01-03)

UAB study may lead to new therapies for binge eating disorder
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) psychologists have developed an animal model for the binge eating disorder, which affects an estimated one in 20 Americans. The Sprague-Dawley rat model could lead to the identification of physiological mechanisms that distinguish different types of eating disorders and to the creation of new, targeted... view more... (2007-04-19)

New Self-Help Technology Set to Combat Eating Disorders
A new interactive multi-media self-help package for people diagnosed with eating disorders developed by a medical researcher at the University of Glasgow is now set to be delivered over the internet to adolescent sufferers.   view more (2005-03-21)

Television makes men hunkier
WOMEN really do look fatter on television, while men look more hunky. At least that`s what researchers at the University of Liverpool say after investigating differences between 2D images such as TV pictures and 3D images produced using stereoscopic cameras.         It`s a perceived wisdom in the... view more... (2002-04-10)

Eating and body weight regulated by specific neurons
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine provide direct evidence that two parts of a neuronal system, one that promotes eating and another that suppresses eating, are critical for the acute regulation of eating and body weight.   view more (2005-09-14)

Psychiatric disorders are common in adults who have had anorexia
The study was initiated in 1985. A total of 51 teenagers with anorexia nervosa were studied, together with an equally large control group of healthy persons. The groups have been investigated and compared several times as the years have passed.   view more (2009-03-27)

Autoantibodies common in anorexia patients
A large proportion of anorexia and/or bulimia patients have antibodies against the body's own substances that are involved in the brain's control of eating behavior. The results indicate that there is a connection between eating disturbances and both the nervous system and the immune system. The study was based on 57 women, between the ages of 17... view more... (2002-12-12)

New study indicates link between weight gains during pregnancy and dieting history
Women who have a history of dieting or other restricted eating practices are at risk of gaining an inappropriate amount of weight during pregnancy.   view more (2008-10-01)

Battling the Bulge in Adolescents: Students Learn Healthy Eating Habits with Computer-based Teaching
According to the Center for Disease Control, 9 million young people in America are overweight, making the need to promote nutrition and health a public priority. Teaching children about healthy eating habits is an important part of student health education in public schools. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Nursing... view more... (2004-07-15)

School-based overweight prevention program may cut risk of eating disorders among girls
Eating disorders among adolescent girls and boys can have substantial negative impact on their health and lead to dangerous weight-control behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting or abusing laxatives or diet pills to control weight.   view more (2007-09-04)

Disordered eating less common among teen girls who regularly eat family meals
Adolescent girls who frequently eat meals with their families appear less likely to use diet pills, laxatives or other extreme measures to control their weight five years later.   view more (2008-01-08)

Pregnant women with bulimia have more anxiety and depression
Women who have bulimia in pregnancy have more symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to pregnant women without eating disorders.   view more (2008-09-18)

BUSM researchers show dieters can experience neurobiological similarities of drug addicts
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that intermittent access to foods rich in fat and sugar induces changes in the brain which are comparable to those observed in drug dependence.   view more (2009-11-10)

Action needed to tackle death rates in young offenders
Young offenders are far more likely to die than people of the same age in the general population, even those with psychiatric and behavioural disorders, claim researchers in this week’s BMJ. These findings have important policy implications for young offenders, they say.   view more (2003-05-14)

Starting university may be hazardous to your health: study
Moving away from home and adapting to a new social environment are just two of the many challenges that new students face as they enter university. An innovative new study conducted at the University of Alberta has found that these challenges can actually have a negative effect on a student's health.   view more (2007-10-05)
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