Ana Carolina Reston

Anorexia and Bulimia are two eating disorders frequently visited upon fashion models and people aspiring to look like fashion models.No doubt you've heard of people who have died or suffered heart attacks due to anorexia or bulimia. Their tiny malnourished heart goes into a cardiac arrest and even if they live they often have permanent damage to their heart.This is a serious topic and I know you are just dying to go back to reading our...  

A two-day conference, being run by the couple, is focussing on how parents can deal with eating disorders at home. "It's a living hell. It tore us apart as a family," Diane Shaw told the BBC. "We couldn't talk about food, we couldn't go out for ...  

“It is clear that in humans the brain’s reward system helps to regulate food intake,” said Frank. “The specific role of these networks in eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and, conversely, obesity, remains unclear.”  

THREE-dimensional scanners should be used to treat people suffering from eating disorders, Scottish research suggests. A pilot study into the body image perception of eating disorder patients has found 3D imaging could offer the basis for new treatments.  

Via Instapundit; Vitamin A deficiency affects the immune system, leading to illness and frequently to blindness. It probably causes more deaths than malaria, HIV or tuberculosis, killing as many people every single day as the Fukushima tsunami. It can be...  

How Well Will I Get?Huffington Post (blog)Anorexia is no longer what I am, but it is -- and I believe I can say this with acceptance, rather than regret -- a part of who I am." Anorexia nervosa is serious, but treatable. Even adults who have struggled with this eating disorder for years can ...The Magnet Tribune: OPINION: Don't ever call a girl fat, even if you're joking ...my.hsj.orgall 2 news articles »  

Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward circuits in the brain are sensitized in anorexic women and desensitized in obese women. The findings also suggest that eating behavior is related to brain dopamine pathways involved in addictions...  

Anorexia Nervosa – Pipeline Review, H1 2012 - Global Markets Direct's, 'Anorexia Nervosa - Pipeline Review, H1 2012', provides an overview of the Anorexia Nervosa therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for ...  

IRISH authorities admit they are powerless to shut down sinister websites which are promoting eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. These so-called "pro-ana" or "pro-mia" websites advertise eating disorders as a lifestyle choice and ensnare ...  

Small doses of an anti-psychotic drug may help to treat anorexia, according to a new study in the United States. Researchers at the University of Chicago found olanzapine improves anorexia survival among mice. Mice treated with low doses of the drug were more likely to maintain their weight when given an exercise wheel and restricted access to food, conditions that produce activity-based anorexia in animals. The antidepressant fluoxetine did...  

But this could be just the tip of the iceberg. Health professionals estimate there could be as many as 1,500 people with eating disorders in the county, many of whom do not come forward for fear of becoming stigmatised. I*Eat in Bournemouth is a ...  

Her shocking decline was fuelled by an obsession with photographs of super-slim celebrities in glossy magazines. Now aged 20 and a healthy size eight, she is determined others should not go through her ordeal and is demanding a ban on airbrushed images in ...  

She decided she had struggled with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa for too long before checking into a 45-day inpatient treatment center in Arizona. In “To the Moon and Back: A Daughter/Mother Journey of Eating Disorder Recovery” (ISBN ...  

Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa are both eating disorders that involve an intense fear of becoming overweight. This fear is usually triggered after being on a diet or fearful of becoming obese with a drive to be thin. Individuals at risk are ...  

Eating disorder charity B-eat has backed an anorexia sufferer's call to ban airbrushed photos of models in magazines. Rachel Johnson, a 20-year-old former anorexia suffer, said she was obsessed with images of celebrities when she became ill at just 13.