Copyright 2009 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, 03 Jul 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156269.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156269.php As many as five to ten million males in the U.S. struggle quietly with an eating disorder because they're ashamed to admit they have the illness, reports Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders. Healthcare professionals, family members and close friends often are unaware of the high-risk behaviors in males that may signify an eating disorder. Therefore, effective intervention is often not available to the male population. Eating Disorders Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155758.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155758.php Scurvy is a condition where an individual has a vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency. The name scurvy comes from the Latin scorbutus, and humans have known about the disease since ancient Greek and Egyptian times. Scurvy commonly is associated with sailors in the 16th to 18th centuries who navigated long voyages without enough vitamin C and frequently perished from the condition. Modern cases of scurvy are very rare. Nutrition / Diet Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155206.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155206.php Eating disorders are frequently seen as psychological or societal diseases, but do they have an underlying biological cause? A new study shows that the levels of a brain protein differ between healthy and anorexic women. Anorexia is a serious and occasionally fatal eating disorder most commonly affecting women. Scientists do not yet understand the physical causes of anorexia, though some studies suggest a link to low levels of a brain protein called BDNF. Eating Disorders Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154400.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154400.php A German study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics addresses the differences between inpatient versus day clinic treatment of bulimia nervosa. In bulimia nervosa, more intense treatments are recommended if outpatient treatment fails. This is the first randomized controlled trial comparing the options of inpatient versus day clinic treatment. Eating Disorders Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153277.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153277.php Young heterosexual men are falling prey to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia just as much as women and gay men - and their numbers are increasing, a leading specialist has warned. Dr John Morgan, a consultant psychiatrist and director of the Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders in Leeds, told the Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Liverpool that growing numbers of young men are increasingly dissatisfied with their bodies. Eating Disorders Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152813.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152813.php Doctors and other health workers should be more aware of the high risk of eating disorders among people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders. According to new research presented today at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' 2009 Annual Meeting, as many as one in five people with OCD could also have some form of disordered eating. In addition, disordered eating may occur in as many as one in three patients with other anxiety disorders. Eating Disorders Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152725.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152725.php Everyone checks their body to some extent, but many people with eating disorders repeatedly check their body and often in a way that's unusual. Sometimes body and weight checking becomes second nature and many individuals with eating disorders don't even realize they're doing it," said Dena Cabrera, PsyD, psychologist at Remuda Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders. Eating Disorders Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152001.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152001.php People who feel pressure to look attractive are more fearful of being rejected because of their appearance than are their peers, according to a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Kent. The study of appearance-based rejection sensitivity among college students was conducted by Lora Park, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and graduate student Ann Marie DiRaddo, of the University at Buffalo, and Rachel Calogero, Ph.D. Psychology / Psychiatry Fri, 22 May 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/151007.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/151007.php Timberline Knolls, one of the country's leaders in the treatment of eating disorders, is recognizing well-known tennis star, Monica Seles, for disclosing her history with an eating disorder in her new book Get a Grip. Ms. Seles' display of courage and candor has the potential to help many others who have similar struggles, especially young female athletes. Eating Disorders Thu, 07 May 2009 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149273.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149273.php The devastation wrought by anorexia nervosa includes severe cognitive and physical changes that researchers say kill one in 10 patients and debilitate many others. But doctors and scientists have only a weak understanding of how to repair the damage. That's why clinical trials at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital are now recruiting anorexia nervosa patients to test disease therapies in adolescents and young adults. Eating Disorders Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147889.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147889.php Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural. UC Irvine researchers have found that eating fat-rich foods triggers the formation of long-term memories of that activity. The study adds to their recent work linking dietary fats to appetite control and may herald new approaches for treating obesity and other eating disorders. Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147788.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147788.php Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders reports elderly men and women may have eating disorders more often than most health professionals realize. Recent research reports eating disorders in elderly women have increased and the majority of deaths from anorexia nervosa occur in people over age 65. Eating Disorders Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/146663.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/146663.php Potentially life threatening medical complications are 'common' in children affected by early onset eating disorders (EOEDs), a study reported in the Medical Journal of Australia has found. The first prospective national study of EOEDs also revealed major limitations in current diagnostic criteria, possible missed diagnoses and a need for better education of health professionals. Eating Disorders Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145228.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145228.php Lack of understanding of the nature of eating disorders as medical conditions, combined with late diagnosis and treatment, is putting sufferers at increased health risk. This was one of the themes that emerged from the world's largest conference on eating disorders in London this week. Eating Disorders Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144903.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144903.php Getting your teenager to drink a chocolate milkshake isn't something most parents need to worry about. But this is just the approach used in one treatment for anorexia nervosa. Known as Behavioral Family Therapy, or the Maudsley Approach, parents are called up on to supervise the eating habits of their anorexic child, feeding them high-calorie meals like milkshakes and macaroni and cheese until they regain a healthy weight. Eating Disorders Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144810.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144810.php Although adolescent and young adult vegetarians may eat a healthier diet, there is some evidence that they may be at increased risk for disordered eating behaviors. Nutrition / Diet Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144736.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144736.php The number of men and women hospitalized due to eating disorders that caused anemia, kidney failure, erratic heart rhythms or other problems rose 18 percent between 1999 and 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The federal agency's analysis also found that between 1999 and 2006: - Hospitalizations for eating disorders rose most sharply for children under 12 years of age - 119 percent. Eating Disorders Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144697.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144697.php While vegetarians tend to eat healthier diets and are less likely than non-vegetarians to be overweight or obese, they may be at increased risk for binge eating with loss of control, and former vegetarians may be at increased risk for extreme unhealthful weight-control behaviors, according to researchers at University of Minnesota, University of Texas and St. John's University. Eating Disorders Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143906.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/143906.php Many adults who were diagnosed as teenagers to be suffering from anorexia nervosa cannot work due to psychiatric disorders. A follow-up 18 years after the onset of anorexia has shown that one in four are on disability benefit or have been signed off sick. The long-term follow-up by the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, does, however, show some encouraging results. The study was initiated in 1985. Psychology / Psychiatry Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142885.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142885.php The Huntercombe Group, one of the UK's largest independent providers of specialist healthcare, today announces the world's largest international conference on eating disorders with speakers attending from 35 countries around the world presenting the latest developments and research findings in the field. Eating Disorders Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142820.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142820.php An important new study challenges the widespread perception that bulimia primarily affects privileged, white teenagers such as "Gossip Girl" character Blair Waldorf, who battled bulimia on the show earlier this season. Eating Disorders Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142629.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142629.php A PhD thesis at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has analysed the role played by a number of emotional variables, such as the way in which negative emotions are controlled or attitudes to emotional expression, and to use these variables as tools to predict the possibility of suffering an eating disorder. The author of the thesis, Ms. Eating Disorders Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/141059.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/141059.php Researchers at the University of Glasgow are investigating the effectiveness of an online self-help programme for bulimia. They aim to find out whether an online course - Overcoming Bulimia Online - could support bulimics in their battle against the illness in the period between seeing their GP and being referred to a psychologist, which can take up to six months. Eating Disorders Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140979.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140979.php Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic liver inflammation of unknown etiology that is characterized by the presence of circulatory autoantibodies and ongoing liver tissue damage. In the past few years, the understanding of this disease has grown, and it is believed that, in a genetically predisposed individual, certain agents such as drugs and viruses can trigger this process of self-induced liver damage. Dr. Liver Disease / Hepatitis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105102.php 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. Eating Disorders