Category Archives: Eating Disorders Research

Decline in Eating Disorder Statistics

Patients are being treated earlier, spending less time in the hospital and recovering faster, many healthcare experts say.   When she hit 120 pounds, Dunlap’s mother worried that April was losing too much weight. The family’s doctor agreed. Four months … Continue reading

Are you Semirexic? – Red Magazine May 2012

Children Resort to Drastic Measures to Control Their Weight

A recent poll was taken of children aged 7-18 years of age.  40% of under 10′s reported to having been on a diet within  the last year or considered themselves overweight.  Of all the age groups 1 in 7 reported to being on … Continue reading

Men Get Eating Disorders Too!

So, life is a delicate balancing act. No-one is going to argue with that! According to research, men are really struggling with this issue. On the one hand, they expect themselves to be masculine and therefore couldn’t possibly suffer from … Continue reading

Eat Slow

Many emotional eaters eat fast – not just a little bit fast, but extremely fast. They minimally chew their food, and raise the next bite to their mouth before the bite they are chewing is swallowed. This is not good … Continue reading

Amenorrhea Notwithstanding, Women with Anorexia Nervosa Are at Risk for Unplanned Pregnancy

Risk for unintended pregnancy was twofold higher in women with anorexia nervosa than in women without eating disorders.
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Self-Harm Eating Disorders Patients Often Go Undetected

Intentional self-injury among teenagers with eating disorders is occurring at a much higher rate than most health care professionals are aware of, according to a study in the latest issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. Researchers found that 4 … Continue reading

First Signs of Puberty Seen in Younger Girls

A new study from Cincinnati finds that girls are more likely today than in the past to start developing breasts by age 7 or 8. Why is this happening? Increased rates of obesity are thought to play a major role, … Continue reading