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Eating Disorders Linked to Autoimmune Problems
Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa may
have more in common with autoimmune disorders like arthritis and multiple
sclerosis.
Exercise (Not Diet) Best for Overweight Teens
The best means to tackle obesity in young people is to
encourage them to exercise rather than go on a diet, say researchers from
Australia.
Eating Disorders Not Just a Girl Problem
Although fewer men than women suffer from eating disorders, a new study
indicates that the number of men with anorexia or bulimia is much higher than
previously believed.
Dating violence, eating disorders linked
About one in 10 girls and one in 20 boys have been raped and/or violently
assaulted on dates, and they're far more likely than other teens to develop
serious eating disorders
Experts:
More kids worried about weight, looks
One comes home and announces her intention to diet because "I'm getting
fat!" Another wishes she wore a smaller clothing size.
And yet another declares herself "ugly" after studying fans wearing hip-huggers
and midriff tops at a concert.
Mayo
Clinic Researcher Finds Nearly One Out Of Ten Female Soldiers Suffer From Eating
Disorders
A researcher at Mayo Clinic has found that
eating disorders plague eight percent of women on active duty in the United
States Army. This prevalence of eating disorders is significantly higher than in
the general female population, which usually runs between one and three percent.
Men now falling victim to eating disorders
There is a small but growing number of men who suffer
from eating disorders.
Eating Disorder-Anorexia
It has
potentially devastating psychological as well as physiological effects.
Walking A Thin Line (Celebrities, mass media and
eating disorders)
Many Hollywood actresses are making news with possible eating disorders. Is
Tinseltown promoting body images that are impossible for humans to attain? What do Courtney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Calista Flockhart, and Lea
Thompson have in common? For one thing, they're a new breed of TV superstar.
Each actress is the lead of her own series. For another, they walk an extremely
thin line: They look close to being dangerously underweight.
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