Young women who identify as bisexual – or who are questioning their sexuality – are more likely to develop eating disorders, according to new research. A study from Drexel University surveyed more than 2,000 young people between the ages of 14 and 24, revealing that there are significant differences in how disordered eating behaviors manifest …
A recent report from Common Sense Media suggests unhealthy self-image or body concerns may start as early as the preschool years. This formative time, well before the tumultuous period of adolescence, may be more significant than parents and caretakers think when it comes to helping kids develop a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. …
People who have anorexia engage specific areas of the brain when they decide what to eat, according to a new study. These areas of the brain are different than the ones used to control food choices in people without the eating disorder, researchers from Columbia University reported in Nature Neuroscience. When people with anorexia are …
Patients with eating disorders like anorexia can be cured with consistent brain stimulation treatments, according to a new study. Researchers at King’s College London submitted participants to a non-invasive procedure called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), which is also used to treat depression. Persistent treatments may help the 0.5 to one percent of American females who …
Parental involvement improves patient outcomes when it comes to treating adolescents with bulimia nervosa, according to a new study. Researchers from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and Stanford University say the findings contradict what clinicians are normally taught about bulimia treatment – which is that parents should be excluded from the process. “This study shows definitively …
A child who is bullied could experience anxiety, depression and even develop an eating disorder. However, according to a new research study, it’s not only the victim of bullying that is at psychological risk, the bullies themselves can be too. The Study Being bullied during ones childhood has been associated with an increased risk for …
Parents who are in the habit of rewarding their children with food could be accidentally teaching them to deal with their issues through eating. A new study from Aston University found that children who were rewarded with treats by their parents were prone to “emotionally eat” later in childhood. The children in the study were …
It has been suggested according to research published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, are at a higher risk of having loss of control eating syndrome. This syndrome is very similar to binge eating disorder and the findings of the study suggests the two disorders …
The absence of just one gene was linked to a higher prevalence of eating disorders among mice, a new study reports. When missing the ESRRA gene, short for estrogen-related receptor alpha, mice were less likely to seek out high-fat foods when they were hungry – a behavior similar to anorexia in humans. “Decreased calorie intake …
According to scientists at the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute on Aging, couples over the age of 50 are far more likely to stick to healthy living habits if both people in the relationship are committed to change. Behaviors like quitting smoking, becoming more active, and losing weight were studied across 3,722 couples …
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