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A New Medical Network System Improves Eating Disorders Treatment in Japan
A medical community network improved many areas, including making initial appointments. In Japan, health care… Read More
Eating Disorders
Orthorexia Nervosa and Eating Disorders
A study in Spain seeks to make a connection between the two. Orthorexia nervosa, first… Read More
A Better Way to Assess Malnutrition than Using Presentation Weight
A new approach for anorexia patients who are not underweight. In a recent editorial in… Read More
UPDATE: More Clues to Binge Eating Emerge
Orexin neurons, a small group of cells in the hypothalamus, appear to be a promising… Read More
Small Feedings and Current Nutrition Practices in Anorexia Nervosa
by Meghan Foley, RD, Carrie Schimmelpfennig, RD, MS, and Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED,… Read More
Compulsive Exercise and Outcome in Adults with Eating Disorders
In one study, motives and quantity of exercise were comparable among patients and healthy controls.… Read More
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,… Read More
Paired Medications Show Promise for Binge Eating Disorder Patients
New trials feature a phentermine-topiramate combination. While drug development for AN and BN is quiescent,… Read More
Military Veterans Are Seldom Screened for Eating Disorders
The nature and culture of military life increase the risk. Most VA medical centers do… Read More
ARFID: ED or Feeding Disorder?
Untangling the overlap between the two disorders. Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is listed as… Read More
Health Care Costs for Treating Binge Eating Disorder
Delayed diagnosis led to upward-spiraling costs in a Swedish study. Binge eating disorder (BED), the… Read More
Reducing PRN Medications for AN Patients
Changing a long-time practice that may increase morbidity and polypharmacy. PRN (pro re nata, Latin… Read More