by Rutgers University Credit: Artem Podrez from Pexels Patients taking a commonly used stimulant for the treatment of binge eating disorder experienced mixed results, according to Rutgers Health researchers. “Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the United States, yet there is no drug specifically developed for the condition that affects people of...
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Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to disordered eating behavior
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Emotional eating and uncontrolled eating are more common in middle-aged women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In particular, psychological distress increased the long-term risk of disordered eating behavior. This finding is highlighted in a study by the University of Oulu and ODL Sports Clinic. The paper is published in the journal Fertility and...
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How exercise can support eating disorder recovery
August 1, 2024 by Durham University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research led by Dr. Hester Hockin-Boyers (Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences), suggests that combining seemingly opposing approaches to health management could support eating disorder recovery. The research is published in the journal Sociology of Health & Illness. Intuition versus trackingFor people recovering from an...
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Eating Disorder Helpline Disables Chatbot for ‘Harmful’ Responses After Firing Human Staff
By Chloe Xiang May 30, 2023, 2:42 pm The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) has taken its chatbot called Tessa offline, two days before it was set to replace human associates who ran the organization’s hotline. After NEDA workers decided to unionize in early May, executives announced that on June 1, it would be ending the...
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APA Releases Updated Eating Disorder Guidelines
Kelli Whitlock Burton March 03, 2023 The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has released updated practice guidelines for the management of eating disorders, the first update in 16 years. The updated guidelines focus primarily on anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge-eating disorder (BED) and include recommendations for screening and treatment. “Eating disorders often are unrecognized and untreated,” Catherine Crone, MD, chair of the guideline...
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Serious eating disorder ARFID is highly heritable, according to new twin study
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET VIDEO: ARFID IS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY GENETIC FACTORS, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY EXAMINING THIS RELATIVELY NEW TYPE OF EATING DISORDER. LISA DINKLER, A POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS AT KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET EXPLAINS MORE ABOUT ARFID AND THE STUDY SHE CARRIED OUT. CREDIT: KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET ARFID is strongly...
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Research reveals key differences in the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder
by Keck School of Medicine of USC Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Conducting the first known comparison of the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder, a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found significant differences in brain structure between the sexes. The research was recently published in Psychological Medicine....
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Does your loved one have an eating disorder? Look for these 7 signs
Roughly 30 million Americans have an eating disorder in their lifetime, and calls to a nationwide support group have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between March 2020 and October 2021, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) recorded a 58% increase in calls, texts and emails seeking help. Behind opioid addiction, eating disorders have the second highest risk of death of...
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Higher-weight people and eating disorders
by La Trobe University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain National guidelines have been released for the first time to help health professionals better support people with higher weight and living with eating disorders. Developed by eating disorder experts including researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience, in partnership with the National Eating Disorders Collaboration, the guidelines were published...
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Experts discover brain differences in young children with binge eating disorder
by Leigh Hopper, University of Southern California Credit: Psychiatry Research (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114473 Brain scans of children ages 9–10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a USC-led study. Binge eating disorder, which affects about 3–5% of the U.S. population, is...
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