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 …
Anorexia can be thought of as affecting only women, but many men suffer from it as well: “When actor Dennis Quaid confessed that he had suffered a long, difficult and secret bout with “manorexia,” there was a collective sigh of relief from specialists working with men and eating disorders. A man, and a famous one …
Actress Portia de Rossi opens up about her battle with anorexia: “It was early in her acting career, but already Portia de Rossi seemed to have it all. The Australian actress, who’d begun her life in the spotlight as a model at age 12, landed a role in 1998 on the hit ABC series “Ally …
Even though social media blogging sites such as Tumblr and Pinterest have banned content that promotes eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, the damaging sites are still around. The blogs which often contain images of extremely thin women along with messages promoting self-starvation techniques can be especially triggering for anyone who is struggling with …
A report form the Children’s Hospital in Boston reported after a study that females (the study participants were all female) with anorexia nervosa have high level of fat cells in their bone marrow. The Study Participants Forty young women participated in the study twenty of which were diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and twenty who did …
An Orthodox Jewish woman shares her story of fasting and anorexia: “Hilary Waller remembers begging her mother to let her fast on Yom Kippur. At 10 years old she was a bit too young, but embracing the rigid discipline seemed desperately important. “It felt like I was practicing not eating. It was something that was …
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