Eating-disorder education shows unintended effects
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NEW YORK  - Teaching teenagers about eating disorders can make them more knowledgeable about the problem, but it may also have some inadvertent effects, a new study suggests.
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Parents are often unaware when their children are overweight or obese, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to earlier findings, a psychoeducational intervention provides no survival benefit and doesn't increase the time between treatment and recurrence in patients with malignant melanoma of the skin, Danish researchers report.
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Incorporating short, weekly sessions on healthy living and social pressures into sports training appears to help young girls fight impulses to diet excessively
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Earlier this month, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) issued a troubling report underscoring what we all know: Not only are adults struggling with overeating and inactivity, but our kids are, too.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- While there's more recognition of the obesity epidemic plaguing American children and many new programs to fight it, the effectiveness of these efforts is not clear, a new federal report warns.
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NEW YORK  - Fathers are important influences on their daughters' perceptions of their weight and shape during childhood, and can increase their risk of developing an eating disorder in adolescence, research shows.
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Bulimia rates appear to be have been influenced by revelations Princess Diana had battled with the condition, a study suggests.
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While extreme thinness may the most obvious and life-threatening aspect of anorexia, new research suggests that it is often the psychological symptoms of eating disorders that take the longest to overcome.
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For years, doctors have been relying on a vague nondiagnosis known by the acronym Ednos: eating disorder not otherwise specified.
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Children who are overweight and eat too much risk the binge eating disorder bulimia as adults, say psychiatrists. The assumption is based on a study of 154 twin sisters where one of the pair developed an eating disorder.
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NEW YORK  - Obese women who are considering  restricting their calorie intake to shed pounds should not be  dissuaded by those who believe dieting may increase their risk  of developing a binge-eating disorder, new study findings  suggest.
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Binge eating is the most common eating disorder but is still not considered a formal diagnosis.
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Developing an eating disorder as young as 6 or 7 years old has forced many girls into treatment by the age of 12. Because of that, a new facility is set to open in Tucson.
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NEW YORK  - Early behavioral intervention   prevents a significant amount of the weight gain associated   with antipsychotic drug therapy, Spanish researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - A history of anorexia nervosa   does not appear to be significantly associated with pregnancy   complications or negative birth outcomes, according to a study   by Swedish researchers.
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Like many teenage girls, Lee Ann Thill was obsessed with her appearance. A diabetic, she was already suffering from bulimia &#151; forcing herself to throw up to lose weight. But it wasn't enough, and she'd recently put on 20 pounds.