Eating Disorders

Find out if your child has an eating disorder. By Lila Havens, Staff Writer, myOptumHealth Share What is this? Buzz Digg Facebook More... EMAIL PRINT RSS   Related Articles Look Out, Here Comes Puberty What Are Eating Disorders? Eating Disorders: What Families and Friends Can Do Treatment for Eating Disorders EMAIL PRINT RSS Your teenager is obsessed with... Read Full Story

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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read Full Story

Click Here To View Full Article   They Starve Themselves To Lose Weight! Anorexia has increased throughout the last the 20 years. Initially it was mainly in the families of middle and upper class, but now anorexia is found in all the groups and a most nationalities. People who have anorexia also can be socially introverts, irritable, having mood swings or depressed.   Who Else Does Anorexia Affect? Click Here To View Full Article Read Full Story

Persons suffering from eating disorders have several options in seeking treatment, once they recognize and admit they have a disease and according to the Center for Eating Disorders and Psychotherapy in Worthington, Ohio the best option is family and friends. The Center for Eating Disorders and Psychotherapy in Worthington, Ohio While many females suffer at from anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating at least one during their lifetime, what manifests the occasional bouts with... Read Full Story

Allegra Versace attends the 2008 Whitney Museum of American Art's gala and studio party at the Whitney Museum of American Art on October 20, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images North America) Last year, Donatella Versace and former male model Paul Beck released a joint statement that their daughter Allegra was receiving treatment for anorexia.  Allegra Versace, who owns 50% of her late uncle Gianni Versace's empire, had appeared emaciated for several months.  For... Read Full Story

by kerris samson In the last few years the medical community has finally begun to recognize that just like bulimia and anorexia, bingeing is also an eating disorder. Yet we are all aware of what a person does when they are bulimic or anorexic, but very few actually under the implications relating to eating disorders like binge eating. Where as with the other two a person will either not eat sufficient amounts of food, or will eat food and then try to purge it from their body as soon as... Read Full Story