Comparing Inpatient Treatment and Day Treatment for Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are treated by a variety of programs, from outpatient day programs designed to treat eating disorders as a part of the individual’s normal life, to inpatient programs, in which individuals are treated in a resident facility. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with [...]

Binge Eating Disorder: More Than Just an Extra Piece of Pie

Binge eating disorder is an interesting condition as it can be caused by a wide range of influences in an individual’s life, can have a variety of effects on the individual and may or may not accompany other conditions. In essence, binge eating disorder is a unique disease that has characteristics that can be unique [...]

Study Explores Why Some Binge Eaters Become Obese While Others Don’t

Imagine that each morning when you sat down to your bowl of whole-grain cereal, a plate of Oreo cookies magically appeared next to your bowl. Perhaps, since we are imagining, there is also a frosty glass of milk, ready for dunking. Would you expect that you would gain weight with a routine like this? Bookmark [...]

Binge Eating Varies Across Race in College Women

Does race have anything to do with whether or not an individual will have an eating disorder? When it comes to binge eating among adult women, the rates of binge eating appears to be virtually identical across race. Among women in college, however, the story appears to be quite different. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this [...]