Two researchers from Dartmouth College have developed a computer algorithm that allows one to determine the extent to which photographs have been altered in order to promote unrealistic body images for advertising purposes. Photo retouching prior to publication can range from a little bit of skin tone smoothing, to completely removing and altering body parts …
A costume that’s been for sale online since 2011 has inspired one woman to share her journey with a near-deadly eating disorder. The “Anna Rexia” costume – which is a small black dress with the outline of a skeleton etched on it and measuring tapes around the waist and neck – prompted 26-year-old Jessi Davin …
Researchers and doctors believe that family-based therapy, in which the parents of the child or teen with anorexia nervosa are asked to interrupt their children’s eating behaviors. Family therapy is twice as effective as individual therapy at helping both the anorexic and the parents understand, cope with and find a way to end the anorexia. …
Australian researcher Dr. Megan Warin has determined that many individuals who suffer from anorexia nervosa experience a profound lack of belonging, and feel cut off from mainstream society. Anorexia appears to have provided these people with a common purpose and identity. Many sufferers of the devastating eating disorder reported that they had experienced episodes of …
A new research study from the London School of Economics and Political Science has determined that anorexia is a socially transmitted disorder caused by peer-pressure and a perceived need to measure up to unrealistic standards promoted by the media and fashion industry. The study which involved an economic analysis of approximately 3,000 women from across …
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 …
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