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A person with anorexia nervosa, often called anorexia, has an intense fear of gaining weight. Someone with anorexia thinks about food a lot and limits the food she or he eats, even though she or he is too thin. Anorexia is more than just a problem with food. It's a way of using food or starving oneself to feel more in control of life and to ease tension, anger, and anxiety. Most people with anorexia are female. While anorexia mostly affects girls and women (85 - 95 percent of anorexics are female), it can also affect boys and men. It was once thought that women of color were shielded from eating disorders by their cultures, which tend to be more accepting of different body sizes. It is not known for sure whether African American, Latina, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaska Native people develop eating disorders because American culture values thin people. People with different cultural backgrounds may develop eating disorders because it’s hard to adapt to a new culture (a theory called “culture clash”). The stress of trying to live in two different cultures may cause some minorities to develop their eating disorders.

Gastrointestinal symptoms may interfere with nutritional management of ED patients

20. November 2009 00:08
Eating disorders (ED) patients display a high prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. These symptoms may interfere with their nutritional management. Ingestion of fructose-sorbitol (F-S) is an established means of gastrointestinal symptom provocation in irritable bowel syndrome patients. [More]

New report on the Handbook of Family Psychology

24. October 2009 02:31
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f59b99/the_wileyblackwel) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology" to their offering. [More]

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New website launched by Eating Disorder Hope to provide a comprehensive resource on eating disorders

26. August 2009 01:44
Millions of Americans suffer from eating disorders and many don't know where to turn to for help. Jacquelyn Ekern, a licensed counselor and founder of Eating Disorder Hope, launched the site, www.eatingdisorderhope.com, to provide a comprehensive resource for support, referrals and education about eating disorders. [More]

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Stress implicated in anorexia nervosa and obesity

21. July 2009 20:16
An academic at the University of Hertfordshire is leading a research team to explore how emotions, habits and stress can cause people difficulties in controlling their weight. [More]

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Appetite-stimulating hormone may protect muscle from atrophy

13. June 2009 20:50
Researchers have found a potential new treatment for the common problem of muscle atrophy. Results of the animal study were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. [More]

Aussies wanted for international groundbreaking study on depression

26. April 2009 19:27
Australians researchers have put out a call for 400 people to take part in a study on depression. [More]

Eating disorders should be recognized as serious mental illnesses

29. March 2009 05:14
In the U.S. and abroad, the failure of insurers and other gatekeepers to treatment to consistently recognize eating disorders as serious mental illnesses has resulted in an ongoing heath care crisis for sufferers and their families. [More]

Psychiatric disorders common in adults who have had anorexia

26. March 2009 18:03
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. [More]

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New form of cognitive behavioural therapy shows potential to treat majority of cases of eating disorders

15. December 2008 02:34
Wellcome Trust researchers have developed a new form of psychotherapy that has been shown to have the potential to treat more than eight out of ten cases of eating disorders in adults, a study out today reports. [More]

North Carolina mental health parity law comes into effect

3. July 2008 06:03
North Carolina health care insurers must provide the same amount of coverage for certain mental conditions as they do for physical ailments under a state law that took effect on Tuesday, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. [More]

Hunger hormone ghrelin increases during stress, may have antidepressant effect

24. June 2008 00:14
New research at UT Southwestern Medical Center may explain why some people who are stressed or depressed overeat. [More]

Study shows inadequate diagnostic criteria for eating disorders

7. February 2008 12:30
A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University suggests that the DSM-IV criteria for eating disorders have limited clinical utility. [More]

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Important new finding for people with anorexia

15. January 2008 10:05
People given a biological and genetics-based explanation for the causes of anorexia nervosa were less likely to blame people with anorexia for their illness than those given a sociocultural explanation, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study found. [More]

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Important finding for people with anorexia

10. January 2008 07:13
People given a biological and genetics-based explanation for the causes of anorexia nervosa were less likely to blame people with anorexia for their illness than those given a sociocultural explanation, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study found. [More]

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University of Sydney to lead international anorexia study

5. December 2007 04:04
An international treatment trial for sufferers of chronic anorexia nervosa involving Sydney, London and Chicago is a world first. [More]
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