Researchers analyzed the thickness of the macula and its electrical activity in both eyes of 13 women with anorexia nervosa and in 20 women without anorexia nervosa all of the women were about the 28 years old. The thirteen women who had anorexia had had the condition for about a ten-year period of time give …
New research indicates children and teenagers with even a mild case anorexia nervosa can develop abnormal bone structure before they lose bone density. Once the bone structure is changed, it can cause loss of bone density. Clinical Study An imaging technique called dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is used to measure bone mineral density in …
Anorexia nervosa may not be categorized by a fear of gaining weight, but actually by the pleasure of losing it, says researchers. Additionally, the phenomenon may be influenced by genetics. The work challenges the notion of fear of gaining weight in anorexia patients. The Study In a study from Inserm, Paris Descartes University and Sainte …
A number of rumors have been circulating recently regarding the possibility that Miley Cyrus is suffering from the devastating eating disorder anorexia nervosa. The rumors began as a result of Miley Cyrus’s noticeably slimmer appearance. Some fans of the former “Hannah Montana” star had expressed concern that she possibly had an eating disorder. The negative …
Unplanned Pregnancies A new study performed by researchers and scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that women who are suffering from anorexia nervous have a higher rate of unplanned pregnancies than any other group of women. The Misconception about Pregnancy & Anorexia Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, the study’s lead …
An article in the North Shore News has drawn attention to the importance of promoting positive body image messages within the fashion industry. The article focuses on Rachel McHollister, the owner of a boutique public relations firm, and someone who has suffered from anorexia for 13 years. Rachel admits that treatment for her anorexia along …
A recent article in the Marietta Daily Journal highlights one woman’s struggle to overcome anorexia nervosa. She has come forward to tell her story in the hope that others may be helped from her experience with the deadly eating disorder. April Kelley appeared to have a regular life as a happily married woman, foster Mom, …
An author touches on the struggles on anorexia in her book The Last Line: “A YOUNG woman from Whetstone is hoping to raise awareness of anorexia among teenagers and young adults in her first published novel. Azzurra Bertoncini, 24, wrote her novel The Last Line after interviewing author Ola Laniyan Amoako while doing work experience …
A new study from the University of Oxford has found an association between being born in springtime months and later developing anorexia. The trial was a meta-analysis that pooled data from four cohorts of patients diagnosed with anorexia. The included including 1293 patients from the United Kingdom. Researchers found a disproportionate number of people diagnosed …
A new study published online in the “International Journal of Eating Disorders,” provides evidence that there may be a biological difference in the brains of anorexic women that explains why they experience anxiety when eating while most normal people experience pleasure. In the study 10 women who had been in recovery from anorexia for 1 …
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