Try These Ways to Take Charge of Your Unhealthy Eating Habits

While you may not yet be in danger of developing an eating disorder, taking some precaution can help ensure that you don’t wind up in an uphill battle against one. And, should you be among those who are currently suffering with an eating disorder, getting your nutritional intake and your psychological motivation in better balance [...]

Eating Disorders Among Young Girls

Eating disorders have typically been believed to affect girls in their adolescence and on into the college years. Significant changes in body shape during adolescence and major life changes in college create the perfect storm of biological and environmental factors, increasing the risk of developing an eating disorder. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend [...]

Binge Eating: Men React Similarly to Women

Men are increasingly being diagnosed and admitted to treatment programs for eating disorders. Long understood to be a problem that primarily affected women, experts in the field say that men are becoming more comfortable admitting that they struggle with disordered eating behaviors. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share [...]

Widespread Misunderstanding of Eating Disorders Apparent in Media

Eating disorders affect millions of men and women, yet most people remain unaware of the seriousness of these illnesses. Nowhere is this lack of understanding more apparent than in the media, where eating disorders are often trivialized and even made the subject of jokes. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on [...]