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Tips To Stop Emotional Eating (Because Food Doesn't Fix Stress)
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| For emotional eaters, food is a best friend, there to boost sprits, calm stress and alleviate boredom. But according to the August issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource, emotional eating often leads to eating too much, especially high-calorie, sweet, salty and fatty foods. Women are especially prone to emotional eating -- and then feel guiltier and less healthy than men do after snacking on "forbidden" foods.
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| 8/14/2009
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"Stomach Pacemakers" Help Kids Keep Food Down - Implanted Device Uses Electronic Stimulators To Regulate Digestion
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| Sixteen year-old Emma Geiger has passed a lot of time in hospital waiting rooms. For years, doctors called her back time and again, trying to figure out why she got sick, nearly every time she ate. It got so bad, Emma was forced to leave high school and take classes online. "I mean every day, I'd call my dad up at work and say, 'Oh, I only threw up 7 times today' - and that was, like, an accomplishment," says Emma.
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| 8/13/2009
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Why Anorexic Patients Cling To Their Eating Disorder
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| Anorexic patients drastically reduce food intake and are often not capable of changing their behavior. This can lead to life-threatening weight loss. Using MRI technology, scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered for the first time processes in brain metabolism that explain this disturbed eating behavior. The research work of the Department of Psychosomatic and General Internal Medicine at Heidelberg University Hospital (Medical Director: Professor Dr.
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| 8/4/2009
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Risk Factors Of Disordered Eating In Overweight Youth Identified By U Of M Study
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| University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have identified factors that may increase overweight adolescents' risk of engaging in extreme weight control behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, the use of diet pills, laxatives, and diuretics, as well as binge eating.
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| 8/1/2009
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New Research Finds That Bingeing Increases Opioids In Brain Area That Controls Food Intake
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| Overconsumption of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The new research results are being presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), July 28 - August 1, 2009, the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior. The results have implications for understanding bulimia and other binge eating disorders.
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| 7/28/2009
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Review Provides New Insights Into The Causes Of Anorexia
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| New imaging technology provides insight into abnormalities in the brain circuitry of patients with anorexia nervosa (commonly known as anorexia) that may contribute to the puzzling symptoms found in people with the eating disorder.
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| 7/22/2009
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Psychologists Investigate Cognitive Failings Of Eating Disorder Sufferers
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| Sufferers of eating disorders have problems with certain mental tasks; this is the finding of a comprehensive overview of studies examining the link between cognitive deficits and eating disorders, published online in the Journal of Neuropsychology today, 22nd July 2009.
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| 7/22/2009
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New Plans To Improve Eating Disorder Services In Wales
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| Two new specialist teams will be set up to improve diagnosis, care and support for people with eating disorders in Wales, Health Minister Edwina Hart officially announced. The new teams - for North Wales and South Wales - will comprise of specialist clinicians and work closely with existing services such as GPs surgeries, social services, child and adolescent mental health services and community mental health teams.
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| 7/13/2009
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Remuda Ranch Programs For Eating And Anxiety Disorders Reports Need For Increasing Awareness Of Eating Disorders In Males
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| As many as five to ten million males in the U.S. struggle quietly with an eating disorder because they're ashamed to admit they have the illness, reports Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders. Healthcare professionals, family members and close friends often are unaware of the high-risk behaviors in males that may signify an eating disorder. Therefore, effective intervention is often not available to the male population.
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| 7/3/2009
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What Is Scurvy? What Causes Scurvy?
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| Scurvy is a condition where an individual has a vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency. The name scurvy comes from the Latin scorbutus, and humans have known about the disease since ancient Greek and Egyptian times. Scurvy commonly is associated with sailors in the 16th to 18th centuries who navigated long voyages without enough vitamin C and frequently perished from the condition. Modern cases of scurvy are very rare.
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| 6/30/2009
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Marking Anorexia With A Brain Protein
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| Eating disorders are frequently seen as psychological or societal diseases, but do they have an underlying biological cause? A new study shows that the levels of a brain protein differ between healthy and anorexic women. Anorexia is a serious and occasionally fatal eating disorder most commonly affecting women. Scientists do not yet understand the physical causes of anorexia, though some studies suggest a link to low levels of a brain protein called BDNF.
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| 6/25/2009
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It Is Better To Be In The Hospital For Treating Bulimia Nervosa?
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| A German study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the differences between inpatient versus day clinic treatment of bulimia nervosa. In bulimia nervosa, more intense treatments are recommended if outpatient treatment fails. This is the first randomized controlled trial comparing the options of inpatient versus day clinic treatment.
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| 6/18/2009
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'Crisis In Masculinity' Leads To Eating Disorders In Straight Men
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| Young heterosexual men are falling prey to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia just as much as women and gay men - and their numbers are increasing, a leading specialist has warned. Dr John Morgan, a consultant psychiatrist and director of the Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders in Leeds, told the Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Liverpool that growing numbers of young men are increasingly dissatisfied with their bodies.
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| 6/10/2009
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Study Reveals Prevalence Of Disordered Eating In Patients With Anxiety
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| Doctors and other health workers should be more aware of the high risk of eating disorders among people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders. According to new research presented today at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' 2009 Annual Meeting, as many as one in five people with OCD could also have some form of disordered eating. In addition, disordered eating may occur in as many as one in three patients with other anxiety disorders.
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| 6/7/2009
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Body And Weight Checking May Signify An Eating Disorder
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| Everyone checks their body to some extent, but many people with eating disorders repeatedly check their body and often in a way that's unusual. Sometimes body and weight checking becomes second nature and many individuals with eating disorders don't even realize they're doing it," said Dena Cabrera, PsyD, psychologist at Remuda Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders.
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| 6/5/2009
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Link Between Pressure To Look Attractive And Fear Of Rejection In Men And Women
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| People who feel pressure to look attractive are more fearful of being rejected because of their appearance than are their peers, according to a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Kent. The study of appearance-based rejection sensitivity among college students was conducted by Lora Park, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and graduate student Ann Marie DiRaddo, of the University at Buffalo, and Rachel Calogero, Ph.D.
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| 6/1/2009
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Competitiveness And Perfectionism: Common Traits Of Both Athletic Performance And Disordered Eating
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| Timberline Knolls, one of the country's leaders in the treatment of eating disorders, is recognizing well-known tennis star, Monica Seles, for disclosing her history with an eating disorder in her new book Get a Grip. Ms. Seles' display of courage and candor has the potential to help many others who have similar struggles, especially young female athletes.
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| 5/22/2009
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Young Anorexia Patients Needed For Two Stanford/Packard Studies
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| The devastation wrought by anorexia nervosa includes severe cognitive and physical changes that researchers say kill one in 10 patients and debilitate many others. But doctors and scientists have only a weak understanding of how to repair the damage. That's why clinical trials at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital are now recruiting anorexia nervosa patients to test disease therapies in adolescents and young adults.
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| 5/7/2009
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Dietary Fats Trigger Long-Term Memory Formation
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| Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural. UC Irvine researchers have found that eating fat-rich foods triggers the formation of long-term memories of that activity. The study adds to their recent work linking dietary fats to appetite control and may herald new approaches for treating obesity and other eating disorders.
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| 4/28/2009
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Remuda Ranch Reports Eating Disorders On The Rise Among Elderly
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| Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders reports elderly men and women may have eating disorders more often than most health professionals realize. Recent research reports eating disorders in elderly women have increased and the majority of deaths from anorexia nervosa occur in people over age 65.
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| 4/28/2009
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Life Threatening Complications 'common' In Eating Disorders
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| Potentially life threatening medical complications are 'common' in children affected by early onset eating disorders (EOEDs), a study reported in the Medical Journal of Australia has found. The first prospective national study of EOEDs also revealed major limitations in current diagnostic criteria, possible missed diagnoses and a need for better education of health professionals.
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| 4/20/2009
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The Huntercombe Health Care Groups Calls For Greater Understanding And Earlier Diagnosis Of Eating Disorders
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| Lack of understanding of the nature of eating disorders as medical conditions, combined with late diagnosis and treatment, is putting sufferers at increased health risk. This was one of the themes that emerged from the world's largest conference on eating disorders in London this week.
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| 4/6/2009
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Milkshakes Are Medicine For Anorexic Teens In Family-Based Outpatient Therapy
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| Getting your teenager to drink a chocolate milkshake isn't something most parents need to worry about. But this is just the approach used in one treatment for anorexia nervosa. Known as Behavioral Family Therapy, or the Maudsley Approach, parents are called up on to supervise the eating habits of their anorexic child, feeding them high-calorie meals like milkshakes and macaroni and cheese until they regain a healthy weight.
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| 4/3/2009
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Young Vegetarians May Have Healthier Diets But Could Be At Risk For Disordered Eating Behaviors
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| Although adolescent and young adult vegetarians may eat a healthier diet, there is some evidence that they may be at increased risk for disordered eating behaviors.
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| 4/3/2009
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More Americans Being Hospitalized Because Of Eating Disorders
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| The number of men and women hospitalized due to eating disorders that caused anemia, kidney failure, erratic heart rhythms or other problems rose 18 percent between 1999 and 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The federal agency's analysis also found that between 1999 and 2006: - Hospitalizations for eating disorders rose most sharply for children under 12 years of age - 119 percent.
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| 4/2/2009
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