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The Silent Epidemic: Men With Eating Disorders
While women are commonly effected by eating disorders, millions of men and boys also experience this form of illness. Because the focus of eating disorders is primarily on women, men and boys with eating disorders are often referred to as the “silent epidemic.” Anorexia and Bulimia Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening eating disorder in which …
The Risks Of Chronic Laxative Use
Laxative abuse is common in patients with eating disorders who seek to lose extra weight. However, chronic use of laxatives can lead to illness and even death. What is Laxative Abuse? Laxative abuse occurs when a person attempts to purge unwanted calories or otherwise lose weight by the frequent use of laxatives. A person who …
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Pro-Ana T-Shirts On Apparel Website Spark Online Controversy
T-shirts that glorify and promote eating disorders have been spotted on Spreadshirt.com – sparking Internet outrage. The shirts feature phrases like “provocatively hungry,” “alluringly anorexic” and “beautifully bulimic.” The apparel is made by user IOANAcolor – who is self-described as a “girl interested in making things, colors, humor.” ‘Promoting and glorifying fashion’s deadly diseases’ A …
A Gene For Overeating? Study Says Some Children Have It, Particularly Girls
New research published in the journal Appetite suggests why some children may be more prone to obesity, and it has to do with a particular gene in the brain’s reward system. The study found that girls are more prone to have a variation in this gene, which can set them up for eating disorders if …
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