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According to statistics, among the common public
health matters plaguing a lot of countries today is
eating disorders. In recent years, food addictions,
bulimia, and anorexia have been rampant.
These cases are already considered as grave problems
but it helps to know that there are now treatment
options available to patients. Read and you will find
out more info about addiction and [...]
No matter if you are carrying a little extra around the middle or are pleasing plump, no one wants to be overweight. Everyone is looking for some practical weight loss tips.
The fastest way to losing those few extra pounds is the most basic of all weight loss tips: cut down your consumption of food. I [...]
According to statistics, among the common public
health matters plaguing a lot of countries today is
eating disorders. In recent years, food addictions,
bulimia, and anorexia have been rampant.
These cases are already considered as grave problems
but it helps to know that there are now treatment
options available to patients. Read and you will find
out more info about addiction and [...]
Being overweight really puts you at a disadvantage in life.
Social stigmas aside, obesity vastly increases your risks of developing all manner of diseases and conditions, many of which are serious and life threatening.
Strokes, heart attacks, diabetes, and some cancers are just a sample of the conditions you can likely look forward to if you are [...]
People who are not overweight should avoid dieting because it sometimes makes their binge eating worse. Dieting here means skipping meals, not eating enough food each day, or avoiding certain kinds of food (such as carbohydrates or fats). Many people with binge eating disorder are obese and have health problems because of their weight.
People with [...]
Most people with this problem are either overweight or obese (discussed below), but people of normal weight can also have the disorder.
About 2 percent of all adults in the United States (as many as 4 million Americans) have binge eating disorder. About 10 to 15 percent of people who are mildly obese and who try [...]
Research from a family systems perspective indicates that eating disorders stem from both the adolescent’s difficulty in separating from over-controlling parents, and disturbed patterns of communication. When parents are critical and unaffectionate, their children are more prone to becoming self-destructive and self-critical, and have difficulty developing the skills to engage in self-care giving behaviors. Such [...]
Yes, there is such thing as food addiction. This is
the time when good food becomes bad. Food addiction is
a term given when someone makes food the outlet for
his or her problems, whatever the cause may be.
Food addiction has an easy recovery. But first, you
have to know what causes the stress in the person to
eliminate his [...]
Patients with severe obsessive compulsive disorder, depression or bulimia patients were all found to
have abnormally low serotonin levels. Neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine are secreted by the intestines and central nervous system during digestion.
Researchers have also found low cholecystokinin levels in bulimics. Cholecystokinin is a hormone that causes one to feel full and [...]
Anorexia nervosa is deliberate and sustained weight loss driven by a fear of becoming overweight and a distorted body image. It is not to be confused with anorexia, which is its symptomatic general loss of appetite or disinterest in food. DSM-IV characterizes anorexia nervosa as:
* An abnormally low body weight (the suggested guideline ≤ 85% [...]
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