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Tweens with Eating Disorders: Warning Signs and Treatment Options

A 7-year-old states that she is vegetarian because she loves animals, and begins to eat a more restricted diet. A 10-year-old is concerned about starvation in the world and begins [...]
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When OCD Tendencies Fuel Eating Disorder Behaviors

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), like other mental illnesses, is often the subject of stigma and stereotypes. Many people may misunderstand OCD and the serious implications that come with living with [...]
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Emotional Disorders in Children with Eating Disorders

Teen unknowingly triggering the mind-body connection with health anxiety

A study out of Duke University found that picky eating can coincide with more serious childhood problems such eating disorders, anxiety and depression [1]. Researchers from this study found that [...]
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Economic Impact of Eating Disorders

Girl with genetics that predispose her to anorexia

When it comes to eating disorders, many people may think only of the impact that is felt on the individual themselves. The consequences of eating disorders are far-reaching, as these [...]
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Beneath the Surface: The Neurobiology of Eating Disorders

Woman thinking about Pride in Eating Disorders

The Neurobiology of Eating Disorders can be traced partly to the gut and hypothalamic mechanisms contribute to the regulation of energy metabolism and eating behaviors and higher order, corticolimbic systems [...]
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Eating Disorders in Young Athletes

image credit: White Water Magazine Eating disorders are characterized by a disturbance in eating or eating related behaviors that clinically impairs physical health and/or psychosocial functioning. The categories of eating [...]
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Congress Makes History by Passing First Eating Disorder Legislation

Capitol Hill eating disorder legislation

For the millions of Americans that are struggling with eating disorders around the country, December 7th, 2016 marked a day of hope and [...]
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Women With Type 1 Diabetes Twice as Likely to Suffer Eating Disorders

Women with type 1 diabetes face challenges when it comes to caring for themselves and their health. Also known as “juvenile diabetes”, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in [...]
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Compulsive Eating: Causes and Risk Factors

Contributor: Amy M. Klimek, MA, LCPC, Director of Program Development, Eating Disorder Program Coordinator, Timberline Knolls Compulsive Eating is characterized as an “addiction” to food. The individual uses food and [...]
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