Many individuals, regardless of how much they weigh, will avoid fat laden foods and rich, sweet desserts. However, despite one’s best intentions, when the moment of truth comes, that brownie or chocolate cake is just too irresistible and all self-control vanishes. This behavior is entirely normal, because hunger increases the intensity of a food reward. …
There are many people who, regardless of how much they weigh, avoid fatty foods and sweet desserts. However, despite how good a person’s intentions may be, it’s hard to maintain self-control in the face of tempting foods. It’s normal to cave in and lose your willpower sometimes, but people with anorexia manage to starve themselves …
Australian physicians are alarmed at a new trend that shows an increase in the number of children coping with serious eating disorders such as anorexia. Doctors at the Westmead Children’s Hospital in New South Wales note that childhood hospital admissions for eating disorders including anorexia have actually tripled in the past decade. Some of the …
The Israeli parliament has passed legislation which prohibits extremely underweight models from taking part in modelling events such as fashion parades and catwalks, and/or appearing in advertisements. According to the new rules, a model of either sex must have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 18.5 in order to work. The models will …
The mother of a daughter who suffers from anorexia has called for a ban on airbrushed images that create a false impression of beauty and thinness. Lynne Johnston from Warrington in the United Kingdom has set up a petition online calling for the misleading practice to be banned. She believes that impressionable young girls are …
The statement – a woman with anorexia cannot get pregnant is one the biggest myths about anorexia nervosa. In fact a woman who suffers from anorexia is just as likely if not more likely to become than a woman without anorexia. How the Myth Came About It is a well know fact that many women …
A new research study published in the European Eating Disorders Review has determined that more than 10 percent of teenage girls and 6 percent of teenage boys aged from 13 to 17 have viewed a pro-anorexia website. Researchers interviewed 711 teenagers in total, in order to uncover the extent of the problem. They discovered that …
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) have recently published a new set of guideline for in- house care patients with anorexia nervosa in hopes of cutting down on the amount of deaths caused by anorexia. The Guidelines “The in-patient medical team should contain a physician and a dietician …
Mannequins have been changing with the times becoming unrealistically skinny, which may fuel anorexia in men: “Guys have to deal with unrealistic body images too, only we don’t get to go on Oprah and vent. But maybe we should come out, now that a mannequin called the “Homme Nouveau” is coming to a store near …
Although Dotsie Bausch is awaiting a formal announcement by USA Cycling in June, it is expected that she will compete in the team pursuit event at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Bausch, who is now 39 years of age, has come a long way. She didn’t begin cycling until 1998, and unlike most other Olympic …
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