Get Ready To Diet
Being ready to lose weight involves many things. There is definite preparation to be done, and without the right kind of preparation, it is unlikely that you will be able to maintain your weight-loss effort. ... Read more... »
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Eating Disorders Articles
Study Gives Hope for Anorexics’ Future
Previous research has indicated a high rate of mortality and illness for patients with anorexia nervosa. A recent Swedish study, however, found positive long-term outcomes for adolescent anorexics.
Dr. Frank Lindblad and colleagues at ... Read more... »
A Family Guide to Eating Disorders, Part 2: Identification and Treatment
In Part 1 of this Guide, we focused on strategies for preventing the development of eating disorders in children. In Part 2, we will turn to the warning signs of eating disorders, how to get ... Read more... »
A Family Guide to Eating Disorders, Part 1: Prevention
How much should you worry if your teenager starts to claim she's not hungry, eliminates foods from her diet, or expresses worry about becoming fat? When does "fussy" or diet-like eating go too far? How ... Read more... »
What To Do if a Family Member Has an Eating Disorder
Accept that there are no quick and easy solutions for recovery from an eating disorder. Therapists, physicians and other eating disorder experts have no magic cure. If your loved one is to get lasting recovery, ... Read more... »
Treatment and Management of Eating Disorders
Persons with eating disorders often have difficulty admitting that they have a serious problem, and in many cases, particularly with anorexia, family or friends must persuade the individual to seek treatment.
In treating anorexia nervosa, the ... Read more... »
Overeating vs. Binge Eating
About one-third of all Americans are overweight, and not all of them are binge eaters. Most of us find ourselves eating too much at one time or another. At Thanksgiving, or other special occasions, it ... Read more... »
Fitness Magazines and Eating Disorders: Is There a Relationship?
It's long been held that waif-thin models posing in fashion and beauty magazines encourage young women to follow unhealthy eating habits—possibly bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Now, researchers at Brigham Young University have discovered "thin is ... Read more... »
Bulimia: Binging and Purging
Bulimic behavior has two phases: the binge and the purge.
The Binge
Although there are certainly individual variations, a binge is defined as the rapid consumption of a large amount of high-calorie food in a short ... Read more... »
An Introduction to Binge Eating
"Bet you can't eat just one."
Many will recall this popular television commercial, where the announcer tempts an unsuspecting muncher with a single potato chip. He grabs the bag, examines a single chip and confidently eats ... Read more... »
An Introduction to Anorexia Nervosa
Right now, one percent of all American women—our sisters, mothers and daughters—are starving themselves; some literally starving and exercising themselves to death. Eating disorders are becoming an epidemic, especially among our most promising young women. ... Read more... »
An Introduction to Bulimia Nervosa
People with bulimia nervosa do two things. First, they eat. Second, they work very hard to get rid of what they have eaten. People with bulimia binge eat. That is, in a small amount of ... Read more... »
Accepting Your Body
It's time for some sound advice on achieving a quality lifestyle instead of dieting again. Ninety-five percent of all women don't have the ideal body type portrayed by the media, and up to 60 percent ... Read more... »
Relapse Prevention
Once you have made a change, how do you maintain it? What is the difference between a lapse and a relapse? How can you recognize when a relapse is likely?
A lifestyle change is not easy ... Read more... »
Why Is Maintaining Weight Loss Such a Challenge?
Losing weight is a difficult enough task, but keeping it off can be an even greater challenge. Many people will lose weight through a quick fix such as starving themselves or going on a fad ... Read more... »
