Anti-fat attitudes are shaped as young as 32 months old, new research suggests. The study found that toddlers pick up on the attitudes of their mothers, revealing that obesity prejudice, body image beliefs and discrimination are shaped early in life. The researchers showed 70 infants and toddlers pairs of photos of people – one person …
If you store more of your fat around your trunk and abdominal region, you may be at risk for the development of eating disorders, according to new research. Having an apple-shaped body was linked to a sense of loss of control around food, the Drexel University team found, and women with this shape also reported …
People who are underweight in middle age are about 30 percent more likely to develop dementia than people who are a healthy weight, according to recent research. The tipping point is having a body mass index (BMI) less than 20 kg/m2, the study found, which was the largest ever to analyze the link between dementia …
While periodic binge eating may not cause adverse health effects, new research suggests that chronic binge eaters may be more likely to suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure. A team from Howard University College of Medicine tested the differences between female rats who either ate high-fat and high-sugar chow or regular chow for several …
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 …
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