Experts are citing unrealistic media reports of celebrity pregnancies as one of the causes behind a rise in cases of pregnant women with eating disorders. According to a recent report by the Canadian Press, some women are attempting to remain slim through their pregnancy in order to drop the weight quickly following childbirth. This dangerous …
Teens with anorexia nervosa have bigger brains than teens without the eating disorder, new research from the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine has found. Researchers discovered that adolescents with anorexia had a larger insula – the part of the brain that is active when tasting food – as well as a larger orbitofrontal cortex, …
According to a 9 year follow-up study, young women previously diagnosed with anorexia do not consider their parent’s ability to bond with them as a factor in the development and course of their eating disorder. The study which is available through the early online edition of the July 12th, 2012 European Eating Disorders Review, focused …
“Bigorexia,” an obsession with the idea of becoming more muscular, is on the rise in men — but researchers still know too little about the problem. Results from recent research from the University of Sydney and the Australian National University, however, may shed some light on the issue. Using a questionnaire, researchers attempted to identify …
According to statistics from the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, eating disorders have a higher mortality rate than any other mental health condition. A new study supports this idea as it relates to anorexics who are severely malnourished, suggesting that people who are clinically underweight are more likely to die than even …
In a horrifying example of what body image issues can drive a young woman to do, a 15-year-old UK girl committed suicide by throwing herself under a speeding train. Rosie Whitaker had been treated at a South London hospital anorexia unit, but her mom says she was still committing acts of self-harm–this final one being …
Finding the right treatment options for anorexia depends largely on the severity and frequency of your symptoms. Those in the initial stages of eating disorder treatment might find it helpful to combine several different therapeutic modalities to support recovery, while those suffering relapse behavior or who are in later stages of treatment may benefit from …
Anorexics may be more likely to show symptoms similar in nature to autistic individuals, a new study reveals. Researchers at Cambridge University’s Autism Research Center found that anorexic girls showed significantly more autistic traits than girls without the eating disorder, suggesting that treatment options for anorexics might need to be modified. Order and systems Simon …
The largest DNA-sequencing study on anorexia has associated the disorder to gene variants that regulate cholesterol metabolism. This means that the eating disorder could, in part, be caused by disruptions in how the body processes cholesterol. Over 3,000 patients studied The research, which was conducted by collaborators representing more than two dozen different institutions, included …
Having a supportive network of loved ones may be the most important factor when treating anorexia, according to new research published in JAMA Psychiatry. Stanford researchers found that family-based therapies (FBTs) are more effective than individual therapies when it comes to teen anorexia – suggesting that parents play a large role in encouraging a healthy …
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