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Articles on Anorexia
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Young women (and men) have been dramatically restricting their calorie intake for centuries, but not all the symptoms of modern anorexia have always been present.
Anorexia and bulimia only account for around half of eating disorders yet too often they’re the only ones we take seriously.
How an evolutionary psychologist sees our obsession with being thin.
Biological and psychological factors are implicated in anorexia. If it was just about media, why are many more people obese?
The internet and social media has turned a private death into a very public one.
Decoration and modification of the body have become a contemporary form of fashion. Aesthetic sensibilities once considered quite deviant (and now ordinary) commonly articulate our sense of self through…
Autism reveals itself in different ways in women than in men, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. And this has the potential to great advance our understanding of the condition…
Changes to the treatment of anorexia nervosa have shown to improve the chance of sustained recovery. In a clinical trial…
Most people know that anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness associated with the maintenance of low weight and fear of weight gain. But we know very little about what causes this destructive disease…
Body image may be the western world’s ugliest export. Images of thin, toned women and hyper-muscular men are conveyed via television, magazines, movies and the internet to the global market. The ideal…
The images women see play a more critical role than aspirational goals in determining their preference for a particular body size, according to a new UK study. The study, published in journal PLOS ONE…
Force-feeding or starving to death? Emotive terms for an appalling choice. But this choice – whether to restrain and force-feed a young woman against her will or let her die of starvation – was recently…
Eating disorders are an increasing problem in children and adolescents. Recent Australian studies have indicated eating disorder behaviour has increased twofold in Australia in the last five years and…
Families can be educated to help their children overcome anorexia nervosa, according to new research. Family-based therapy…
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