News tagged with eating disorders
High-fat, high-sugar foods alter brain receptors
Jul 28, 2009 |
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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 ...
Review provides new insights into the causes of anorexia
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 21, 2009 |
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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 ...
Research Finds Bodybuilders With Similar Body Image Concerns, Whether or Not They Use Steroids
Jun 29, 2009 |
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When it comes to characteristics associated with muscle dysmorphia, there is no difference between bodybuilders who use steroids and those who do not, a University of Arkansas researcher found.
Psychiatric disorders are common in adults who have had anorexia
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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The study was initiated in 1985. A total of 51 teenagers with anorexia nervosa were studied, together with an equally large control group of healthy persons. The groups have been investigated and compared several times as ...
New psychotherapy has potential to treat majority of cases of eating disorders
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Wellcome Trust researchers have developed a new form of psychotherapy that has been shown to have the potential to treat more than eight out of ten cases of eating disorders in adults, a study out today reports.
