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Large Study Analyzes Compulsive Exercise and Eating Disorders
One finding: Nearly half of eating disorders patients were compulsive exercisers. In the largest study… Read More
Eating Disorders
When People with Anorexia Injure Themselves
Difficulty regulating emotions is a common component of an eating disorder, and self-injury may act… Read More
Eating Disorders Patients and the Internet
Although the Internet has many benefits, negative effects emerged from concentration on body image, weight,… Read More
Nature-based Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder
A pilot study showed significant differences between nature-based therapy and standard group therapy. (Note: see… Read More
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
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