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New Plus-Sized Fashion Magazine Launches In Korea
Imagine living in a country where being 5’5″ and 154 pounds was considered “plus sized.” If you’re Korean fashion model Kim-Ji-yang, known in American as Vivian Kim, that’s your reality. But Kim, who was tired of the sterotypes and the judgements when it comes to being bigger than the average model, decided to launch a …

Scientists Discover Potential Therapeutic Targets For Treatment Of Eating Disorders
A research paper recently published in the journal Nature has identified potential therapeutic targets within the brain circuits of mice that may be helpful for the development of eating disorder treatments. Scientists have discovered new information about the messaging pathways between the brain and the body in mice. This includes a brain circuit that operates …

Is Parental Binge Eating Tied To Kids’ Emotions?
A new study involving more than 440 parents and their preschool aged children offers insight into why some parents who binge eat, may try to restrict their children’s food intake. When a parent restricts a child’s food intake, it places the child at a higher risk of developing unhealthy eating habits and weight issues. The …

More Than A Quarter Of Kids Have Disordered Eating Habits After Parents’ Divorce
A new survey conducted by a UK-based family law firm suggests that divorce can send kids into a tailspin of unhealthy habits – one of them being disordered eating behaviors. Over 500 young people between the ages of 14 and 22 were interviewed for the survey, and all of them were children of divorced or …

Binge Eating Linked To Suicide Risk
Young women who experience body dissatisfaction due to binge eating disorder (BED) are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression, new research reports. Not only that, but this population also has an increased risk for suicide, the Bloomberg School of Public Health study found. Internalization of emotions Young women with mood disorders and body …
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The Not-So-Hunger Games
Current film sensation Jennifer Lawrence recently told Life & Style magazine that she, for one, is not going hungry. Lawrence says: “‘I remember when I was 13 and it was cool to pretend to have an eating disorder because there were rumors that Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie were anorexic.’” Now, considered somewhat plump for …
Take A Stand
Disordered eating is a national epidemic, 90% of whose victims are female. It is largely ignored and trivialized by the U.S. government, and perpetuated by the U.S. media. Victims are mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, girlfriends, friends. Can you boldly declare: I am a woman who recognizes the devastating effects, both physical and mental, of …
The Need For ByPass ICloud Lock
People are buying iPhone now-a-days. And sometimes people find it difficult to unlock iPhone as the service providers have locked iPhones. This is just because users cannot switch to other service provider. But now many companies have announced that they can unlock iPhone, so that they can use their GSM sim to get the service …
Dads And Daughters: In Preparation For Father’s Day
I was on the phone with a friend last week and we were talking about my blog. She asked if I was going to write a blog post for Fat Her’s Day. I had no idea what she was talking about. She said, “Oh you know Deah, how you play with words all the time? …