Weight is never an easy subject, but it can be especially dicey when parents broach the issue of eating habits and weight …
Binge eating
Too Old For Weight Worries? Eating Disorders Are Common Among Women Over 50
Feeling fat is an insecurity many women don’t grow out of, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of North Carolina Eating Disorders Program. They found that 62% of women over age 50 reported that their …
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Freshman 15’
Contrary to college folklore, the dreaded “freshman 15” — the notion that students gain 15 lbs. during their first year at school — is a myth, according to a study from Ohio State University.
DSM-5: Hoarding, binge-eating and hypersexuality
Adding Asperger’s syndrome to the autism spectrum, eliminating the terms “substance abuse” and “dependence” in favor of “addiction and related disorders,” introducing the condition “hypersexual disorder” and introducing an assessment of mental illness based on severity are among the proposed changes for the new edition of the Diagnostic
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