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History of eating disorders associated with future depressive symptoms among mothers

A history of eating disorders and body image concerns before or during pregnancy are associated with future depressive symptoms among mothers, finds a new UCL-led study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

14 May 2019

KU researchers receive grant to study eating disorders in active-duty soldiers and veterans

When one thinks of the military, images of elite, highly fit soldiers often come to mind. Conversely, talk of eating disorders generally steers toward undernourished individuals, often young women.

8 May 2019

Priory’s Roehampton Hospital rated as 'good' across mental health and addictions services by CQC

The Priory’s Roehampton Hospital in south-west London has been rated as ‘good’ across all the mental health and addictions services it offers by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission.

6 May 2019

Study of teens with eating disorders explores how substance users differ from non-substance users

Adolescence can be a minefield for those going through it. Along with natural bodily changes, teens also have to grapple with social pressures emphasizing thinness and other arbitrary standards of desirability.

1 May 2019

Eat intuitively, not restrictively

Listening to the body's cues and acting on these cues, instead of ignoring them, may improve diet success, according to researchers.

5 Apr 2019

Researchers reveal risks of eating disorders from childhood

Eating disorders — anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or hyperphagia — usually appear in adolescence and often leave young patients and their families helpless. These disorders, whose prevalence is increasing, raise the question of early detection.

1 Feb 2019

Persistent low BMI in children may be a risk factor for developing anorexia nervosa

A new study has found that a persistent low body mass index in children, starting as young as age 2 for boys and 4 for girls, may be a risk factor for the development of anorexia nervosa in adolescence.

1 Feb 2019

King's researchers receive £1.25 million to investigate fatal eating disorder

A multidisciplinary team, led by Dr Marietta Stadler from the School of Life Course Sciences, has been awarded £1.25 million by the National Institute for Health Research to investigate an eating disorder where people with type 1 diabetes deliberately take too little insulin to try and control their weight.

14 Jan 2019

Recent studies show higher scores of Yale Food Addiction Scale in binge eating disorder

Clinical food addiction diagnoses are nowadays measure by a tool called Yale Food Addiction Scale which was initially developed on the basis of criteria for identifying substance addictions.

31 Dec 2018

Food insecurity associated with increased odds of binge-eating disorder and obesity

Food insecurity--difficulty affording enough food to support regular, balanced meals--was associated with increased likelihoods of binge-eating disorder and obesity in a recent International Journal of Eating Disorders study.

19 Dec 2018

Eating disorders now a top priority with Australian Government

According to a new announcement from the Morrison government on Sunday (9th of December 2018), patients who are suffering from severe forms of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia would soon have access to up to 60 appointments with psychologists and dieticians as part of their Medicare plan.

9 Dec 2018

How body image concerns in young men contribute to increase in hospital cases

"Recent media reports highlighting NHS statistics which show a rapid increase in the number of boys and young men being admitted to hospital suffering from eating disorders are welcome, if only for helping to draw attention to this issue.

4 Dec 2018

One size does not fit all in obesity treatment, study finds

Analyzing data from more than 2,400 obese patients who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery, researchers identified at least four different patient subgroups that diverge significantly in eating behaviors and rate of diabetes, as well as weight loss in three years after surgery.

13 Nov 2018

Researchers receive grant to study treatment options for binge eating disorder in veterans

For the first time, the United States Department of Defense has awarded a grant to researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine to study binge eating disorder treatments in veterans and active duty military.

29 Oct 2018

New research seeks to address sex disparities in women's health

Traditionally many health-related research projects focused only on males, assuming that females' bodies would respond the same way to a given intervention or drug.

17 Oct 2018

New 3D imaging technique helps track satiety hormone

Many overweight people lack the feeling of being full. It was long thought that this was due to the disrupted transport of the satiety hormone leptin to the brain.

9 Oct 2018

Triangular-shaped neurons found in the brain help us recognize and categorize food

Brain regions best known for recognizing the potential horror of a hurricane also help us recognize, appreciate and categorize our food, scientists report.

4 Oct 2018

Sunovion receives Complete Response Letter from FDA for dasotraline NDA

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Complete Response Letter for the New Drug Application for dasotraline, a novel dual-acting dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

3 Sep 2018

Brain's response to taste stimuli could play role in driving anorexia nervosa

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that the brain's response to taste stimuli is linked to high anxiety and a drive for thinness that could play a role in driving anorexia nervosa.

27 Jul 2018

Pivotal study of dasotraline in adults with binge eating disorder meets primary endpoint

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that a study evaluating the efficacy and safety of dasotraline in adults with moderate to severe binge eating disorder met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant decrease in number of binge days per week from baseline to Week 12 in the group treated with dasotraline 6 mg/day versus the placebo-treated group.

25 Jul 2018

Eating Disorder News and Research

Latest Eating Disorder News and Research

History of eating disorders associated with future depressive symptoms among mothers

KU researchers receive grant to study eating disorders in active-duty soldiers and veterans

Priory’s Roehampton Hospital rated as 'good' across mental health and addictions services by CQC

Study of teens with eating disorders explores how substance users differ from non-substance users

Eat intuitively, not restrictively

Researchers reveal risks of eating disorders from childhood

Persistent low BMI in children may be a risk factor for developing anorexia nervosa

King's researchers receive £1.25 million to investigate fatal eating disorder

Recent studies show higher scores of Yale Food Addiction Scale in binge eating disorder

Food insecurity associated with increased odds of binge-eating disorder and obesity

Eating disorders now a top priority with Australian Government

How body image concerns in young men contribute to increase in hospital cases

One size does not fit all in obesity treatment, study finds

Researchers receive grant to study treatment options for binge eating disorder in veterans

New research seeks to address sex disparities in women's health

New 3D imaging technique helps track satiety hormone

Triangular-shaped neurons found in the brain help us recognize and categorize food

Sunovion receives Complete Response Letter from FDA for dasotraline NDA

Brain's response to taste stimuli could play role in driving anorexia nervosa

Pivotal study of dasotraline in adults with binge eating disorder meets primary endpoint

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