Eating Disorders

Online and text messages might be more helpful than therapy for some, researchers suggest By -- Randy Dotinga Share What is this? Buzz Digg Facebook More... EMAIL PRINT RSS   FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- People with an eating disorder may not want to attend a support group or meet with therapists, but a new report raises the prospect that "remote therapies" via e-mail, text messaging or through Web sites could help them recover. In the new report, published online Nov. 19 in The Lancet , researchers pointed out that it can be difficult to find treatment. They examined so-called "self-help" interventions and ... Read Full Story

A recent rise in men being treated for the eating disorder ‘anorexia’ has been blamed on the pressure to look good, according to experts. Although traditionally associated with women, doctors are seeing a dramatic increase in male sufferers of anorexia and the head of the eating disorder unit at St.George’s Hospital in London believes it is down to increased social pressure on the male image. “Last week for the first time ever I had more male referrals for anorexia than female,” said Professor Hubert Lacey. “That was just one week this summer but I would say it has been increasing steadily in the past ... Read Full Story

by Kerris Samson Only the last few years have medical professionals actually begun to recognize that binge eating is another eating disorder. Yes we are all pretty familiar with anorexia and bulumia because of the noteriety they have gained because famous people are always admitting they suffered from them. But where as with bulimia once the food has been eaten the person will then try different ways of purging it from their body as soon as possible. However with binge eating rather than not eating enough or trying to expel it from their body a person will eat loads and so it is a ... Read Full Story

Eating disorder is getting prevalent in the cities of today. We may call it as psychiatric disorder. It is caused mostly by no regular exercise, no control over consumption of food and eating junk foods containing high calories and cholesterol. Because of these habits people also suffer some serious problems like blood pressu re, diabetes other than eating disorder. Most of the people assume that eating disorders occurs in peoples with excessive weight only but the fact is average weight people can also face these types of problem. Depression can also lead to eating diseases; in fact it is the main cause of binge ... Read Full Story

Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder are a widespread problem in the U.S. Get the facts about these common psychiatric problems. By Lila Havens, Staff Writer, myOptumHealth Share What is this? Buzz Digg Facebook More... EMAIL PRINT RSS   Related Articles Eating Disorder Warning Signs Is it a Diet or an Eating Disorder? Teens and Extreme Diets: How Parents Can Encourage Good Nutrition Eating Disorders: What Families and Friends Can Do EMAIL PRINT RSS Millions of young women and men in the U.S. struggle with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. Don't swallow the myths about ... Read Full Story