I woke up after Turkish weight loss surgery next to a bag with my stomach in it: Mother, 24, claims she had to bin her own 'mouldy' insides after horror £3,000 op that left her fearing she would die
Rosie Ritchie, from Bellshill, Scotland, had struggled with her weight her whole life. The 24-year-old's binge eating habit saw her balloon to 26 stone (165kg). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Should We End Obesity?
It’s unusual for a medication to become a household name; even more uncommon for its branding to become, like Advil, shorthand for an entire class of products; and rarest of all, for it to change not just U.S. medicine, but U.S. culture.
Ozempic has done all three.
Approved in 2017 as a type 2 diabetes medication, Ozempic has largely made its name—and a fortune for its manufacturer, Novo Nordisk—as a weight-loss aid. Novo Nordisk knew early on that diabetes patients often lost weight on the drug, but even company executives couldn’t have guessed how widely it would eventually take off as both ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Drugs feature healthscienceclimate Magazine TIME 2030 Wellbeing Source Type: news
Sociodemographic Factors Tied to Binge-Eating Behaviors in Teens
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 -- Sociodemographic variables are significantly associated with binge-eating disorder (BED) and binge-eating behaviors in adolescents, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in the Journal of Eating... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lesbian & Gay Teens Have Twice the Odds for Binge-Eating Disorders
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Stigma can take a toll on lesbian, gay and bisexual teens, leading to high rates of binge-eating disorders, researchers say.
Compared to their non-LGBTQ peers, lesbian, gay and bisexual teens are more than twice as likely... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Less Dopamine, More Eating? Less Dopamine, More Eating?
Low levels of dopamine have been associated with binge eating. Caroline Messer, MD, explains why and how to consult with these patients.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - September 6, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
Hot weight loss drugs tested as addiction treatments
When the diabetes treatments known as GLP-1 analogs reached the market in 2005, doctors advised patients taking the drugs that they might lose a small amount of weight. Talk about an understatement. Obese people can drop more than 15% of their body weight, studies have found, and two of the medications are now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for weight reduction. A surge in demand for the drugs as slimming treatments has led to shortages. “This class of drugs is exploding in popularity,” says clinical psychologist Joseph Schacht of the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
But patient...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 28, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Hot weight loss drugs tested as addiction treatments
When the diabetes treatments known as GLP-1 analogs reached the market in 2005, doctors advised patients taking the drugs that they might lose a small amount of weight. Talk about an understatement. Obese people can drop more than 15% of their body weight, studies have found, and two of the medications are now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for weight reduction. A surge in demand for the drugs as slimming treatments has led to shortages. “This class of drugs is exploding in popularity,” says clinical psychologist Joseph Schacht of the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
But patient...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 28, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
FDA Approves First Generics for Vyvanse
August 28, 2023 -- FDA has approved several first generics of Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) capsules and chewable tablets for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients six years and older and moderate to severe binge-eating... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Eating Disorders Are Rising Among U.K. Children – But So Are Waits For Care
Conditions like anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating can be devastating to young people and their families, affecting relationships and causing serious physical harm. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Childhood maltreatment, shame, psychological distress, and binge eating: testing a serial mediational model - O'Loghlen E, Galligan R, Grant S.
OBJECTIVE: Despite evidence of causal relationships between childhood maltreatment and the development of binge eating disorder (BED), research on mediating mechanisms is lacking. The present study sought to understand the childhood maltreatment-binge eati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Can Ozempic Treat Binge Eating? For Some, the Answer Is Yes
Kristen Ireland struggled with bulimia nervosa for years, working with a therapist and taking medications for anxiety and depression.#kristenireland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Associations of childhood maltreatment with binge eating and binge drinking in emerging adult women - Friedman JK, Yoon CY, Emery Tavernier RL, Mason SM, Neumark-Sztainer D.
BACKGROUND: Binge drinking and binge eating are prevalent, frequently co-occurring, high-risk behaviors among emerging adult women, each with physical and psychological consequences. The mechanisms driving their co-occurrence are not well understood, thoug... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Binge-eating disorders
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My niece is living in my home while she is attending college. I've invited her to eat meals with our family, but she typically declines, desiring to eat alone in her room. I'm concerned because she often seems to eat a lot of food at one time, like two sandwiches with two bags of chips or a quart of ice cream. Could this be a sign of an eating disorder? If so, what… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 23, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Association between depression and dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls: multiple mediating effects of binge eating and sleep quality - Li Y, Kang B, Zhao X, Cui X, Chen J, Wang L.
BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhea has a significant negative impact on teenagers' quality of life, and its prevalence is increasing annually. Although studies have explored the factors affecting dysmenorrhea, it remains unclear how these factors interact with one a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Shame and guilt eating: Tackling binge-eating disorders
Most people occasionally eat too much. They may fill up an extra plate with seconds at a special event, enjoy another piece of pie at a holiday gathering or eat popcorn until stuffed at the movies. But for some people, overeating becomes excessive. It crosses the line from an occasional indulgence to a binge-eating disorder when overeating feels out of control and happens on a regular basis. It's the most common eating disorder in the… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 9, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
