Alcohol Abuse May Follow Onset of Eating Disorder
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It's known that women with eating disorders often abuse alcohol, but new research shows that it's typically the eating disorder that arises first -- and that women with certain personality traits may be prone to having both problems.
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NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that teenagers who binge drink are at risk of a range of adulthood problems, including alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness and jail time.
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NEW YORK  - Mounting evidence shows that  the still-maturing teenage brain is particularly susceptible to  damage from heavy drinking, according to a report published  Monday.
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Obesity in middle age may be a risk factor or weight loss may precedes dementiaâs onset.
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Binge eating is more common than anorexia and bulimia, but is not yet officially classified as a psychiatric disorder.
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The same brain circuits are involved  when obese people fill their stomachs as when drug addicts  think about drugs, a finding that suggests overeating and  addiction may be linked, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Anorexia nervosa causes a loss  of lung tissue, resulting in changes that resemble emphysema,  according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - A new study of preteen girls has found that seriously disordered eating behavior, such as binge-eating and purging, is exceedingly rare in this age group. However, the researchers did find that among the 9- to 13-year-olds they surveyed, 13 percent reported dieting at some point in the previous month.
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NEW YORK  - Having an alcoholic drink with a meal may help reduce the subsequent rise in blood sugar levels, Australian researchers report.
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(HealthDay News) -- Addiction to drugs or alcohol can lead to a variety of behavioral and physical changes in teenagers.
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You probably know someone who&#39;s had the symptoms. Perpetually thirsty or hungry. Unexplained weight loss. Fatigue. Frequent trips to the restroom.
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NEW YORK  - Excessive exercise is one of   the general warning signs of an eating disorder, but the   problem may be particularly common among anorexic women who   vomit or use laxatives to lose weight, a study shows.
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Metabolic syndrome -- the cluster of symptoms such as obesity and high blood pressure that can lead to diabetes and heart disease -- seems to be less frequent among people who consume moderate amounts of alcohol, a new study suggests.
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Hospital emergency rooms, where up to  two-thirds of patients have consumed alcohol before arriving  for treatment, could be a good starting point to tackle problem  drinking, British researchers said on Tuesday.
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An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder.
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More than 30 percent of American adults have abused alcohol or suffered from alcoholism at some point in their lives, and few have received treatment, according to a new government study. Alcoholics who got treatment first received it, on average, at about age 30 &#151; eight years after they developed dependence on drinking, researchers reported.
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NEW YORK  - Many women may fail to recognize bulimia symptoms in themselves, particularly if they don't go to the extremes of self-induced vomiting, new research suggests.