Zoe Kravitz Talks Struggles with Eating Disorder
Lately there has been plenty in the news about celebrities both in recovery and in active addiction, be it drugs and alcohol or compulsive disorders like an eating disorder or gambling addiction. There have been some celebrities opening up about their experience with eating disorders and sharing their experience in efforts to raise awareness, and . . . . Continue Reading
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Body image, dieting, food and compulsive behaviors can all be warped into a mess of intense emotions and self-destructive habits that evolve into what commonly characterize eating disorders.The week of February 22 is considered National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness Week), and the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) has scheduled a variety of events specifically . . . . Continue Reading
New Series “The Skinny” Tries to Make Bulimia Funny
Television networks in the past have challenged themselves over and over to bridge the gap and create new and compelling content from some of societies more controversial or sub-cultural subjects. Even our biggest network shows have tackled taboos like drug abuse with shows like Breaking Bad. Things like abortion, sexual identity, racism and all types . . . . Continue Reading
FDA Approves ADHD Drug to Treat Eating Disorder
Eating disorders have already been recognized by medical professionals for some time, specifically the mental health professionals. These afflictions have been identified as a wide range of irregular eating behaviors that include: Anorexia nervosa – a form of self-starvation Bulimia nervosa – binging and purging Binge eating disorder Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) There is . . . . Continue Reading
Tennis Pro Monica Seles Talks about Binge-Eating
Monica Seles is the Yugoslav former tennis champion who won 9 Grand Slam competitions and 53 singles titles before her 2008 retirement. She is a celebrated athlete who is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In 1990, Seles became the youngest-ever French Open champion at the age of 16. She went on to win . . . . Continue Reading
Does Binge Watching Causes Binge Eating?
Researchers describe binge eating as eating a large amount of food in a short period of time (without a harmful purging episode). A recent study has found new evidence that suggests binge eaters are likely to experience more episodes of compulsive eating while watching television. The study was published in the January 2014 issue of Eating Behaviors, and . . . . Continue Reading
Is Successful Dieting Really Just Masking an Eating Disorder?
Successful dieting means making healthy lifestyle changes, such as eating healthy and adding exercise to your daily routine, in order to achieve healthy personal goals. But, sometimes, successful dieting isn’t the same thing as healthy dieting. And, in fact, it can do a good job at hiding a very serious health risk – that of . . . . Continue Reading
Is Weight the New Equalizer?
Shaming overweight and obese people does not encourage them to lose weight; in fact, it might lead them to putting on more weight, researchers found in the journal Obesity this year. What’s more, overweight women suffer more than just emotionally; their paychecks suffer, too. If you are overweight, and especially a woman, people, in general . . . . Continue Reading
Food Engineering for Snack Addicts
Craving, it doesn’t just happen to food addicts. Almost everyone experiences the impulse to seek out and consume a favorite snack food. The big food companies have done the research necessary to keep you coming back for the next snack. Thanks to an army of chemists, physicists and even neuroscientists, all working to make sure you . . . . Continue Reading
Women: PTSD and Food Addiction Closely Linked
There has been some debate in the past as to whether food addiction and stress eating are valid afflictions, and how these can be properly diagnosed and treated. However stress eating is a very real condition. In fact a recent study has found that specifically women who suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) . . . . Continue Reading