Carrie Paechter of Goldsmiths College in London is worried about girls who attend private school. According to Paechter, there’s just too much pressure on them to be perfect–pressure to get high grades, dress well, become successful after college and, of course, be fashionably thin. The stress of it all, says Paechter, is leading to a …
Former cricket player and now boxer Andrew Flintoff admits that, despite his athletic achievements, he hasn’t always been healthy. In a documentary to be aired next week, Flintoff opens up for the first time about his eating disorder–one that included persistent bouts of purging. The 34-year-old says his struggles stemmed from a self-consciousness about his …
Anorexic. Bulimic. Compulsive eater. Laxative bulimic. Once you’re diagnosed with an eating disorder, it can feel like a weight has been lifted from your shoulders. You have an identity–something that gives you an explanation for your behavior and the hopeful promise of getting better. But what about eating disorders that don’t have a name? When …
It’s the last person you would suspect to have an eating disorder. It’s your doctor. Oddly enough, the last official study done on the prevalence of eating disorders among medical students was conducted in 1985. The results of that study found that about 15 percent of female medical students ages 19-36 had an eating disorder. …
For some, a vegetarian or vegan diet can be the perfect mask for an eating disorder. If you’re cutting out entire food groups, being picky about what you consume and eating less at social functions with the rationale that your diet won’t allow it, no one will suspect a thing, right? Study finds a link …
In an effort to find out what creates unhealthy eating patterns among children, researchers from University College London compared children’s eating behaviors to their mothers’ reactions to certain behaviors and found that parents are usually responding to (not the cause of) fussy eating or overindulgence. The Study Researchers collected data from 244 mothers of children …
Samantha Osteen was crowned Miss. Augusta on Saturday in the 36th annual scholarship pageant. This beauty queen has an agenda – eating disorders. Although, this beautiful young lady is the “picture of perfect health” today that was not always the case. Samantha’s Goal Samantha knows all to well the struggles of an eating disorder. She …
In a recent study published online in the journal Pediatrics, researchers from three different educational institutions compared three everyday clinical methods of determining the expected body weight of adolescents suffering from eating disorders. Researchers from the University of Chicago, the Harvard School of Public Health, and the University of Rochester Medical Center arrived at the …
Fitness magazine’s new diet survey – a survey that underscored the serious self-esteem and body issues many women have today. When a woman is willing to give up sex for a year there is a problem! Interview Statement from Hartstein In addition, the message is resulting in dieting at younger and younger ages, and that’s …
A children’s book called “Maggie Goes on a Diet” by Paul Kramer is generating a lot of attention on the internet, although it is not due to be released until October. Parents and weight-loss professionals have expressed concern that the book is sending the wrong message to vulnerable young girls. The book is aimed at …
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