It’s not surprising, but still unsettling: A recent study reveals that only 12 percent of women over the age of 50 are satisfied with their body size. In an attempt to discover what these women do, know and feel that differs from women who don’t love their bodies, researchers analyzed a sample of 1,789 women …
Diets don’t work. So why do new weight-loss programs that involve cutting out entire food groups, counting carbs or drinking weird concoctions still get so much press? That’s the question photographer Stephanie Gonot explores in a new series called “Fad Diets,” where visual representations of what popular diet programs actual entail shed light on the …
The conversation of eating disorders rarely includes talk of consuming non-edible things like bark, clay, dirt, soap, or even feces. But that’s exactly what characterizes pica – an eating disorder that may stem from nutritional deficiencies or mental health conditions like autism or obsessive compulsive disorder. Who gets pica? Pica is generally associated with pregnant …
Children who have difficult eating behaviors or picky habits might actually be suffering from undiagnosed psychological problems, according to a study from the University of Montreal. Current research about eating disorders like bulimia or anorexia suggest that these issues often show up around puberty, but the current study suggests that some behaviors might appear much …
It’s easy to label someone as a picky eater if they seem generally fussy or unadventurous when it comes to food. But what seems like an “immature” palette may actually be a more complicated thing – it may be selective eating disorder, or what is also referred to as “adult picky eating.” Selective eating disorder …
What do you do when you’re fed up with mainstream ideals about beauty? If you’re Amani Terrell, you put on your bikini and walk up and down the streets of Hollywood, hoping that baring your skin will help to make a statement that every body type is beautiful. According to MyFox LA, the 260-pound woman …
T-shirts that glorify and promote eating disorders have been spotted on Spreadshirt.com – sparking Internet outrage. The shirts feature phrases like “provocatively hungry,” “alluringly anorexic” and “beautifully bulimic.” The apparel is made by user IOANAcolor – who is self-described as a “girl interested in making things, colors, humor.” ‘Promoting and glorifying fashion’s deadly diseases’ A …
It’s a story that proves true love has no boundaries. A recovering anorexic and morbidly obese man met in a treatment facility, bonded over their mutual struggles and are now getting married. Lizzie Elsburg, 24, was just 89 pounds when she checked into a facility for anorexia and bulimia. Her now fiance, Chris Glasgow, 28, …
While health experts tend to point the finger at the fast food or advertising industries for the country’s obesity problem, new research reveals that most Americans actually blame themselves. The findings have significant implications for professionals who work with eating disorder patients and those struggling with weight problems. Moreover, the University of Illinois study suggests …
The dominant view of self-control in modern psychology and behavioral science is that it’s a limited resource; once you use up all you have, you’re bound to then indulge in the thing you’re trying to set limits with. Yet a new article published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences suggests that self-control can actually be bolstered …
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