Recent Eating Disorders Articles page 7

Forbes - ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- We are reminded daily of the addictions afflicting our society: alcohol, tobacco, drugs, eating disorders and gambling, to name a few. Now another destructive behavior is brought to our attention ...

Palm Beach Interactive - Mindless eating causes us to "lose the satisfaction, both physically and emotionally, that food can provide," says Linda Paulk Buchanan, founder and co-clinical director of Atlanta Center for Eating Disorders. The consequences include not feeling ...

Forbes - They include poor nutrition, low body mass index, eating disorders, alcohol, smoking, and insufficient exercise. Fixed risk factors are those that individuals are born with or cannot alter. They include age, gender, family history of fracture, the ...

Sidney Herald - Some fear that steroids may appeal to women and girls susceptible to eating disorders. After all, steroids cause a dramatic “leaning” or loss of body fat. And for more women today, the curvy but muscled look of stars like Madonna is desirable but ...

Forbes - The Addicted.com site itself works to educate visitors via a full slate of professional addiction experts that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of common addictions including eating disorders, sexual addiction, gambling and drug and alcohol ...

Earthtimes - Research has shown that kids who believe in themselves do better academically, are better behaved, and are less likely to turn to drugs and alcohol, develop eating disorders, or become pregnant as teenagers.(1) Confident teens develop the mindset ...

Charlotte.com - Kristin Rager, a new adolescent medicine specialist and medical director of Teen Health Connection, brings a new program in pediatric eating disorders.Six new gastroenterologists, including liver specialist Dr. Vani Gopalareddy, will enable the ...

Des Moines Register - Depression, eating disorders, suicide and adolescent pregnancy. Surveys of nearly 300 girls involved in Girls on the Run in 2006 show that between the beginning of the season and the end, they experienced significant improvements in self-esteem and ...

Tuscaloosa News - Newman, who studies disordered eating patterns in athletes, said that while Chestnut may not mirror all the tendencies of people with binge eating disorders, he still wouldn’t classify Chestnut as a healthy guy. “You can be in phenomenal shape on ...

Philadelphia Inquirer - With autumn bake sales and Halloween almost upon us, I made a call to Ellyn Satter, a registered dietitian, psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, and lecturer focusing on what she has coined "feeding dynamics," "eating competence" and ...