According to medical director of the Klarman Eating Disorders Center, Esther Dechant, M.D. and CEO of the Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association, Beth Mayer, eating disorders are on the rise. These two women in the Massachusetts area of the U.S. are experts in the field of eating disorders and in a recent report appearing in the …
Called “environmental cues” by scientists, the elements that surround when and where we eat can define what we eat, even if it tastes bad. The scientists at USC conducted an experiment testing whether or not movie-goers who generally ate popcorn at the movies would eat week old stale popcorn. Those who didn’t usually eat popcorn …
20% of College Females Have an Eating Disorder There are varying estimates however, according to the National Eating Disorder Association, 20 % of college students have anorexia, bulimia or a binge-eating disorder. The majority of which are female students. Shocking Studies “Recent studies have shown that 50 percent to 60 percent of college students have …
Although it has been known that exercise and diet are important to maintaining a healthy weight, a new study of a compilation of data reveals that exercise actually prompts us to eat healthier foods. “Understanding the interaction between exercise and a healthy diet could improve preventative and therapeutic measures against obesity by strengthening current approaches …
In a large international research study published in the November 1st edition of PLoS Medicine, researchers have determined that among those people with the “obesity gene” the risk of becoming obese was 27 percent lower in those who were physically active. The study involved a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children. The (fat mass …
A Study shows the affect of family support on treatment for anorexia: “The eating disorder anorexia strikes adolescent girls in disproportionate numbers. But boys get it too, and it kills about 10 percent of those who have it. So it may be surprising that there have been few evaluations of effective treatment. A new anorexia …
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada found that eating commercial baked goods and fast food are strongly linked to depression. These findings are consistent with other previous studies. Regular consumers of fast food more likely to develop depression Study results find that people who consumed fast food on …
A recent report from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) states that fat cells may help protect the body from diabetes. The effects have to do with the fat cells role in the body as manager of blood sugar. The team of researchers discovered that a single gene inside a fat cell responds powerfully …
The new MyPlate federal guidelines that replaced the old food pyramid earlier this year could prove prohibitively expensive for many US families. The recommendations suggest that people increase their intake of foods high in potassium, fibre, calcium, and vitamin D. However, a recent report in the journal Health Affairs points out that abiding by all …
According to Penn State researchers, the first time a male or female has sexual intercourse the experience can do one of two things either improve their self images about their body in the case males or demean a persons thoughts about their body in the case of the females. The researchers looked at both high …
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