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Teenagers with epilepsy are more likely to have an eating disorder than those not suffering from the brain disease, a new study shows.
About 8.4% of children ages 10 to 19 treated at a Boston epilepsy clinic had eating disorders, three times the national average of 2.7% of teens with an eating disorder, researchers found.
"Adolescents with epilepsy may feel a loss of control because...
Eating disorders are on the rise, affecting about 30 million people worldwide, and they can be deadly.
The causes are "like pieces of a puzzle,"according to Amy Ethridge, an occupational therapist and clinical psychiatric specialist in the Adolescent Medicine and Eating Disorders Program at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey.
"It is usually a response to stress, ...
Most people think of eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia as afflictions of teenagers, but a new study finds that older women are also vulnerable to developing them, especially around menopause.
The main driver of eating disorders in older women? Body dissatisfaction, the researchers found.
When researchers looked at eating disorder symptoms among 36 women aged 45 to 61...
Roughly 30 million Americans have an
If you have an eating disorder, it's important to know the treatment options, Mayo Clinic experts say.
Treatment depends on the particular eating disorder and symptoms. It typically involves a combination of psychotherapy, nutrition education, medical monitoring and sometimes medication.
If standar...
The images are never-ending: Celebrities like Kim Kardashian posting one sultry shot after another on social media. But new research warns this constant barrage of "perfect" bodies can undermine the self-esteem of young women.
They're apt to feel their own figures come up short by comparison --- whether th...
The number of people who were hospitalized for eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia doubled in May 2020, about two months after the COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared a national emergency.
The new study didn't look at why there was such a surge in eating disorders during that time, but it tracks for many reasons, said study author Kelly Allison. She is the director of the ...
College students who vape appear to be at higher risk of having an eating disorder, a new study suggests.
"The study's findings are especially relevant as we have seen a surge in referrals for eating disorders and substance use disorders during the pandemic," said study author Dr. Jason Nagata. He is an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of California, S...