'My unborn baby saved my life': Anorexic woman survived on just 100 calories a day
Jade Kyle, 26, from Fife, developed the eating disorder at 14, surviving on just 100 calories a day, but when she fell pregnant in 2016 with daughter Isabella it finally gave her the impetus to recover. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anorexic girl 'would rather die than eat', inquest hears
Anorexic teenager Ellie Long took her own life after being "failed by everyone", an inquest hears. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anorexic mother who spent £94,000 on diet pills and downed 200 laxatives a day
Casey Dunstan, 26, from Wallsend in New South Wales, Australia, became addicted to laxatives and diet pills after giving birth to her son, Nathan, in 2012 – at her worst she spent £300 a week. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers Explore the Genetics of Eating Disorders
Large-scale genomic studies of anorexia and bulimia are turning up clues about the conditions’ development and persistence. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - January 1, 2019 Category: Science Tags: Notebook Magazine Issue Source Type: news
Genetic study of eating disorders could pave way for new treatment
Researchers explore whether genes and early eating habits may trigger disordered eatingResearchers are trying to identify the role genetics and early eating habits play in conditions such asbulimia andanorexia.Eating disorders, which often arise before adulthood,have been increasing in recent yearsand about a quarter of young people report having symptoms, according to MQ: Transforming Mental Health, a research charity.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Haroon Siddique Tags: Eating disorders Health Genetics Mental health Society Bulimia Anorexia Young people UCL (University College London) Education Higher education Medical research Science Biology Children UK news Source Type: news
Research: A third of hospitalized adolescents with life-threatening anorexia are not thin
(University of Melbourne) Health workers are being urged to closely monitor adolescents losing weight after a study of patients with anorexia nervosa found 31 per cent had all the cognitive features and physical complications of the disease without being underweight. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
To Treat Eating Disorders, It Sometimes Takes Two
Romantic partners of someone with an eating disorder often want to help, but simply don ’ t know how. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ABBY ELLIN Tags: Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa Mental Health and Disorders Bulimia Weight Anxiety and Stress Therapy and Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychologists Dating and Relationships Food Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Anorexic ballerina labelled eating disorder a 'demon'
Teaching assistant Megan Brewer, 22, from Lincoln, aspired to tour the world with a professional dance company, but her hobby soon developed into a dangerous obsession. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating Disorders and the Brain
Eating disorders are biologically based brain illnesses influenced by environmental and psychological factors. Environmental risk factors for developing an eating disorder include weight and appearance pressures, media messaging, and weight bullying. Biological factors include dieting/food exposure, genetics, neurochemistry, neurobiology, and hormones (notably estrogen). Psychological factors include stress, life transitions, identity, trauma, anxiety, depression, and substance use.
While risk factors predispose certain individuals to eating disorders, precipitating factors such as significantly altering how one eats or s...
Source: Psych Central - November 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jillian Lampert, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., L.D., F.A.E.D. Tags: Anorexia Binge Eating Bulimia Bullying Children and Teens Eating Disorders Neuroscience Psychology Women's Issues Body Dysmorphia Body Image bulimia. food addiction Source Type: news
WWE's Alexa Bliss: Bodybuilding helped me face anorexia
Alexa Bliss says she was 'saved' from an eating disorder by bodybuilding. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS anorexia shake-up ends six month wait for treatment
Emma Rowe, 20, from London lost two stone over the course of three months after developing an eating disorder but received an appointment with a specialist within three weeks of her a GP referral. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anorexic vegan, 27, who weighed just five stone makes a full recovery thanks to yoga
Lydia Davies, from Surrey, suffered from both anorexia and bulimia after becoming obsessed with losing weight when she turned vegan out of guilt over eating too many Easter eggs in 2010. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Music student, 26, has not had a single bite of food in 16 MONTHS after developing a rare condition
Jessica Newman, from Brighton, claims her last solid meal was a chicken katsu curry in June 2017, with her now being forced to be fed via a tube. Doctors initially thought she was anorexic. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Self-injurious behaviour in patients with anorexia nervosa: a quantitative study - Smithuis L, Kool-Goudzwaard N, de Man-van Ginkel JM, van Os-Medendorp H, Berends T, Dingemans A, Claes L, van Elburg AA, van Meijel B.
BACKGROUND: Many patients with an eating disorder report difficulties in regulating their emotions and show a high prevalence of self-injurious behaviour. Several studies have stated that both eating disorder and self-injurious behaviour help emotion regul... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Anorexic girl's porridge passion 'saved her life'
The hearty breakfast staple became Madeleine Harris's favourite food during her recovery from anorexia. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
