Eating disorders among teens more severe than ever - NBC News
Patients are being diagnosed with eating disorders at younger ages and in more serious condition, with both mental and physical symptoms appearing more urgent, experts warn.
High levels of disordered eating among young people linked to …
1 hour ago · Mar. 15, 2022 — Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected ...
Eating disorders rise amid popular weight loss medications ... - NBC News
Jul 31, 2024 · Over the past six months, psychologist Tom Hildebrandt has seen an increase in patients with eating disorders who are taking popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound.
Hospitalizations for eating disorders grew in the pandemic. The ... - CNN
Nov 7, 2022 · The number of young adults and adolescents hospitalized with eating disorders saw significant growth over the first year of the pandemic, a new study shows.
ARFID: the eating disorder you haven’t heard of | CNN
Jul 2, 2024 · If your kid only has five foods they will eat and mealtime is going to be a struggle, it might be something bigger than picky eating. Here is what you need to know about ARFID.
Chatbot that offered bad advice for eating disorders taken down - NPR
Jun 9, 2023 · Patients, families, doctors and other experts on eating disorders were left stunned and bewildered about how a chatbot designed to help people with eating disorders could end up dispensing diet...
Eating Disorders News -- ScienceDaily
3 days ago · Read the latest medical research on anorexia nervosa, bulimia, compulsive overeating and binge eating. What is the long-term outlook?
More Adolescent Boys Have Eating Disorders. Two Experts …
Feb 8, 2024 · Dr. Smith, you’ve done some of the most up-to-date research on eating disorders, including the finding that eating disorders severely impact boys.
'Old Demons,' New Stress and the Pandemic's Surge in Eating Disorders
Dec 11, 2023 · Social media, diet culture and the COVID-19 pandemic fueled unhealthy food habits and dangerous conditions, along with efforts to curb the crisis. Research indicates 28.8 million Americans alive...
Science News About Eating Disorders - NIMH
Jul 22, 2020 · Using Technology to Help Predict Binge and Purge Episodes in People with Eating Disorders February 25, 2020 • Research Highlight In binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa, people experience recurrent and frequent episodes in which they eat unusually large amounts of food and feel a sense of loss of control.