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UPDATE: More Clues to Binge Eating Emerge

Orexin neurons, a small group of cells in the hypothalamus, appear to be a promising target for medications for controlling binge-eating episodes in individuals with obesity, according to scientists at the Brain…

From Across the Desk

Refeeding the seriously ill and underweight patient is one of the more challenging and stressful stages in treatment. The long-time cautious daily caloric prescriptions for initial weight restoration, in the 5- to…

Needed: More Vitamin ‘N’

By Sandra Wartski, PsyD, CEDS Eating Disorder (ED) recovery work includes much focus on food inclusion, meal regularity, and nutritional balance. However, there is often little emphasis on adding more Vitamin N…

Small Feedings and Current Nutrition Practices in Anorexia Nervosa

by Meghan Foley, RD, Carrie Schimmelpfennig, RD, MS, and Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS, Eating Recovery Center and University of Colorado, Denver During this decade there has been a general…

Olanzepine and Weight Gain in Teens with AN

Side effects did occur in one-third of the young patients. A group at the University of Ottawa, Canada, recently tested the efficacy and safety of olanzapine treatment for low-weight adolescents 11 to…

Rapid Refeeding and Anxiety among AN Patients

Swift weight gain did not increase anxiety or depression. Traditionally, refeeding patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) has been cautiously done, mainly to avoid the refeeding syndrome. Metabolic disturbances from the refeeding syndrome…

Men in ED Treatment Facilities

A well-meant change in Britain didn’t apply well to ED treatment facilities. In 2010, the British Department of Health (DOH) established guidelines for all hospitals to eliminate mixed gender wards, in an…

TMS for Anorexia Nervosa

A pilot study shows promising benefits without the lasting effects of ECT. Given the lack of highly effective treatments for adults with anorexia nervosa (AN), there is naturally interest in trying strategies…

Compulsive Exercise and Outcome in Adults with Eating Disorders

In one study, motives and quantity of exercise were comparable among patients and healthy controls. Two recent studies in Sweden and Germany have taken another look at CE and its effects in…

Questions and Answers: Overlooked Eating Disorders in Young Children

Q: We have been reading about ever-earlier cases of eating disorders in children.Are there any good general guidelines to help clinicians in general clinics identify these young patients? (DN, Austin, TX). A:…

In the Next Issue

What’s New in Eating Disorders A lot has been happening in our field. Just like new approaches to refeeding very ill patients, new discoveries and techniques are improving diagnosis, treatment, and outcome.…

Orthostatic Hypotension and Tachycardia in Adolescent Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Marker of Illness Severity

By Barbara Kessel, DO, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, and Philip S. Mehler, MD, Eating Disorders Recovery and University of Colorado, Denver Adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) generally present with similar…