Copyright 2008 Medical News Today Latest Eating Disorders News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/eatingdisorders/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111041.php We may be bombarded with statistics concerning childhood obesity, but the number of children suffering from eating disorders is also on the rise. According to government figures, the number of cases of children being admitted to hospital with eating disorders such as anorexia has increased by more than a third over the last 10 years, with 562 girls and 111 boys aged under 18 hospitalised in 2005/06 (i). Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/110923.php Event: According to sobering statistics from the National Institutes of Mental Health, one in 10 patients with anorexia nervosa will die of the condition. Eating disorders and body image concerns are not solely the realm of American teenage girls. Women of all ages, men, and boys suffer from eating disorders, too. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109898.php Eighteen per cent of school children who took part in two health surveys carried out a year apart admitted they had eating problems, according to research published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing. Thirteen per cent admitted eating problems in either the first or second survey and a further five per cent reported problems in both surveys. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109595.php Binge eating and purging can occur in boys and girls at a variety of ages, but the risk factors for these behaviors largely vary by age group and gender, according to an article released on June 02, 2008 in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Fri, 23 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/108519.php CNS Response, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CNSO) reported the results of a study presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 161st Annual Meeting by Dr. James Greenblatt, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Walden Behavioral Care Inpatient Psychiatry and Eating Disorder Programs. Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106836.php State Senators John Cullerton (D-6th District) and Heather Steans (D-7th District) will present a bill to the Illinois State Legislature Insurance Committee on May 8th that could have life or death consequences for the citizens of Illinois. Introduced by Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44th District), HB 1432 will strengthen the Illinois mental health insurance parity law by providing fair and equal insurance coverage for those suffering from anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Thu, 01 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105866.php In the United States, as many as 10 million females and one million males are fighting a life and death battle with anorexia or bulimia and another 25 million with binge eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. In years past, the majority of clinicians have rejected the idea that eating disorders have biological roots. Most believe eating disorders are tied more closely to psychosocial and family influences. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105804.php In their research on eating disorders, Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientists help young women reduce the influence of the "thin ideal," which is described as associating success and happiness with being thin. ORI scientist Eric Stice, Ph.D. and his colleagues have found that their obesity prevention program reduced the risk for onset of eating disorders by 61% and obesity by 55% in young women. These effects continued for as long as 3 years after the program ended. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105185.php Everyone has heard the term "no pain, no gain," but some exercisers can take this mentality to the extreme. Take Billy, for example, who runs two hours on weekdays, and up to four hours on Saturdays and Sundays, regardless of injury. Excessive exercise is becoming increasingly popular, and dangerous, as people assume that "all exercise is good exercise" and they fail to realize the harm they are inflicting upon their bodies and minds. The new book, Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105102.php If a person has a compulsion to eat, or not to eat - a compulsion that has a negative effect on his/her mental and physical health, he/she probably has an eating disorder. The two most common types of eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Some estimates say that approximately 5-7% of American females suffer from either disorder at some time during their lives. Anorexia nervosa It is defined as a psychological disorder. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105005.php Sixty-five percent of American women between the ages of 25 and 45 report having disordered eating behaviors, according to the results of a new survey by SELF Magazine in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/104823.php Ex-Deputy Prime Minister, UK, John Prescott, 69, battled in silence with eating disorder bulimia for ten years. In a BBC interview Prescott says the shame of being a high-profile figure with the illness kept him in silence. In a Sunday Times article he says he used to consume huge quantities of food - which might include the entire menu of a Chinese restaurant, plus a whole tin of condensed milk and trifle, and then he would vomit. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/104820.php Every month or so, the popular media are saturated with stories of the latest Hollywood starlet's eating disorder. However, it is rare to hear of males who are suffering with anorexia, bulimia, or other disorders. In his forthcoming autobiography, former deputy prime minister John Prescott has admitted to the public that he began his struggle with bulimia in the 1980s. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/104263.php With constant images of stick-thin, size-zero models, tiny-waisted pop princesses and actresses is putting young girls' health at risk and fuelling the rise in eating disorders, according to Professor Janet Treasure of the Eating Disorders Research Unit at Kings College London. Unrelenting exposure to pictures of thin women reduced self-esteem, especially among teenage girls. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/100474.php Black teenage girls are less likely than their white counterparts to diet, take diet pills, purge or exercise excessively to lose weight, but black and Hispanic boys are more likely than white boys to use extreme weight-loss measures, according to a study published in the March issue of International Journal of Eating Disorders, Reuters Health reports. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99969.php The discovery of the brain's so called melanocortin system and its central role in controlling appetite has paved the way for entirely new possibilities for treating obesity and anorexia. In the latest issue of the prestigious journal Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, Uppsala University researcher Jarl Wikberg and one of his associates present a review of pioneering research in this field that he and other scientists have conducted over nearly two decades. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99592.php A new position statement from the National Athletic Trainers' Association provides recommendations to prepare certified athletic trainers, other health care providers, sports management personnel, coaches, and parents for the challenges of understanding and working with athletes who have exhibited patterns of disordered eating -- which can lead to a clinical diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or bulimia -- and to identify those who may be at risk. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99375.php Testosterone appears to protect people against eating disorders, providing further evidence that biological factors -- and not just social influences -- are linked to anorexia and bulimia, according to new research findings at Michigan State University. An ongoing, six-year study of 538 sets of twins in Michigan indicates that females who were in the womb with male twins have lower risk for eating disorder symptoms than females who were in the womb with female twins. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99201.php The majority of patients with narcolepsy/cataplexy experience a number of symptoms of eating disorders, with an irresistible craving for food and binge eating as the most prominent features, according to a study published in the March 1 issue of the journal SLEEP. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/98893.php A new study led by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has found that women with type 1 diabetes who reported taking less insulin than prescribed had a three-fold increased risk of death and higher rates of disease complications than those who did not skip needed insulin shots. The new research appears in the March issue of Diabetes Care. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/98680.php A disturbing new study, notable during this Eating Disorder Awareness Week, challenges assumptions that the high suicide rate among anorexics can be explained by compromised physical health that leads to death from the slightest attempt. Research to be published in the Journal of Affective Disorders shows that anorexics who are suicidal use highly lethal methods suggesting an overwhelming wish to die. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/98011.php According to the National Eating Disorders Association, five to ten million adolescent girls and women, and 1 million boys and men struggle with eating disorders-a sum total that triples the number of people living with AIDS in the United States. These serious and often misunderstood illnesses impact not only those who suffer from the disorder but also the parents, spouses, friends, loved ones, and the community at large. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/97852.php In the United States, as many as 10 million females and 1 million males are fighting a life and death battle with anorexia or bulimia and another 25 million with binge eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). As these numbers have continued to rise, so does the need to raise awareness. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW), Feb. 24 to March 1, is held annually to turn the nation's attention to these life-threatening diseases. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/97762.php Worrying about weight might seem like a common occurrence in our image-obsessed society. For some people, the worry takes over in the form of an eating disorder, ruling almost every waking moment. Persons with eating disorders spend up to 90 percent of their day obsessing about their appearance, say treatment professionals with the Eating Disorders Program at The Menninger Clinic in Houston. Cynthia Nelson, a 31-year-old Houstonian, understands the impact of eating disorders. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/97477.php Aurora Vista Del Mar Hospital in Ventura will host national eating disorder expert Kimberly Dennis, M.D. from Timberline Knolls in Chicago in anticipation of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Feb. 24 thru March 1. Dr. Dennis will present her message of recovery, hope and modern treatment options for people with eating disorders to area mental health professionals on Feb. 19 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.