Facebook-owned Instagram has come under fire in recent months after being accused of allowing pro-anorexia content to run rampant on the mobile app. While search terms like “thinspo” and “proanorexia” have already been shut down by the picture-sharing app, the company also banned the hashtag #thynspo and others with similar spelling over the weekend. “Thynspo” …
It’s a common scenario during the holiday season: You’re attending one social function after the next, all while trying to figure out how to dodge questions about your weight. Anorexics face a unique battle in that their eating disorder is on display for everyone to see – for most individuals with the disorder, it’s hard …
Current recommendations by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Dietetic Association suggests that recovering anorexics should eat about 1,200 calories per day – slowly increasing calories every other day – in hospitalized treatment settings. Yet a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health suggests that higher-calorie diets can produce twice the weight …
Finding genetic links to anorexia is a task that has stumped many researchers over the years. Experts still aren’t sure how the disorder develops, but twin studies have suggested that – in addition to environmental factors, stress and puberty – genetics play the largest role. In a new DNA-sequencing project, a team from The Scripps …
Is emotional anorexia a real thing? The idea that someone can be spiritually and emotionally starved is not new, but according to psychologist Robin L. Smith, it can be just as dangerous as not eating. Author of Hungry: The Truth About Being Full, Smith says that when emotional hunger is ignored, neglected, shamed, blamed or …
Another eating disorder is on the rise, and this time it also sounds dangerously intertwined with alcoholism. It’s called “drunkorexia,” and it’s a phenomenon afflicting mostly college students. The idea is that you starve yourself all day in order to save your calories for a night of drinking. Not only are students doing it in …
The dangers of anorexia tend to be associated with being rail thin, but new research suggests that the indication of trouble is drastic weight loss – no matter how much a person may appear to have a “normal” body type. Melissa Whitelaw, a clinical specialist dietitian at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, conducted …
Is nothing pure anymore? That’s the question many Disney fans have been asking since the corporate giant teamed up with department store Barney’s on a holiday ad campaign featuring an anorexic-looking Minnie Mouse. Minnie, along with a few of her popular Disney character friends, have received makeovers for the campaign “Electric Holiday,” which now renders …
A pilot study has shown a glimmer of hope for those suffering from the most severe cases of anorexia. Using a somewhat controversial treatment method that has long been employed for other mental health conditions like depression, researchers found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) showed promise in helping to treat the underlying issues associated with …
The brain chemical associated with intimate bonding, oytocin, might help treat mental health problems like anorexia, according to British and Korean researchers. A new study published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology found that oxytocin alters how anorexic people relate to images of food – suggesting that it might be a viable way to help these individuals …
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