In Newfoundland and Labrador, it was reported to “The Beacon” that recent research indicates the 8000 people suffer from an eating disorder. Although, the chairman Vince Withers of the Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (EDFNL) based in of St. John’s believes the number could be much higher because people do not report an …
In the past few years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of pre-teenage girls diagnosed with eating disorders. According to a recent report, the highest increase of eating disorders has been found in boys and minority children. Boys with Eating Disorders Recent studies indicate that boys with an eating disorder have increased …
Although thought to be the primary subgroup to suffer from anorexia and bulimia, teen girls are not the only ones who have trouble dealing with eating disorders. Researchers have shown that there is an increase of those in middle age that are seeking treatment, possibly due to adult stressors. Dr. Ed Tyson, a specialist in …
A new study by researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway has linked eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia with serious dental problems including tooth sensitivity, dental erosion, and facial pain. The study which is published in the February 2012 edition of the European Journal of Oral Sciences aimed to examine and compare …
A recent report shows that eating disorders are rising in young children at alarming rates: “”I always wanted to be the good girl. Good girls are skinny and happy. The bad girls are the fat ones.” That was the explanation a recent visitor to the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness in West Palm Beach, Fla. …
In a recent article, we discussed how the popular social network Facebook may be linked to eating disorders. The complete article can be read here: https://eatingdisorders.com/news/eating-disorders/facebook-linked-to-eating-disorders The First Step The National Eating Disorder Association and Facebook will be looking for any thing that can trigger an eating disorder such as but not limited to groups …
It should come as no surprise that social media sites like facebook is delivering the model thin image right to the computer screens of teens all across the world. This inspirers body image issues and symptoms of eating disorders on a global scale among teenagers. Sites That Encourage Eating Disorders “A growing number of sites …
Recent research shows that teenage girls who sit down to the dinner table several nights a week with their parents and siblings (or the family members they live with) are less likely to develop an eating disorder. Teenagers both girls and boys need structure and routine in their lives and the family meal is a …
An addiction to food is not yet officially viewed as an eating disorder, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), the American Psychiatric Association’s guide of accepted psychological diagnoses. However, that is about to change a petition to include food addiction has been requested and should appear in the Diagnostic and …
One private clinic is treating children as young as four with a variety of eating disorders: “CHILDREN as young as four are presenting with eating disorders, according to the head of a private clinic which specialises in recovery from anorexia, bulimia and emotional overeating. Marie Campion, who founded and is the director of the Marino …
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