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Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Risk Factors
- Eating Disorders - Risk Factors
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Complications of Bulimia
- Complications of Anorexia
- Symptoms
Risk Factors
Many factors contribute to the risk of developing an eating disorder.
Age
Dating disorders occur most often in adolescents and young adults. However, new research finds that they are increasingly prevalent among young children. Eating disorders are more difficult to identify in young children because they are rarely suspected.
Age of Onset for Bulimia. A 2004 study of high school students in the United States found that about 25% of girls and 10% of boys followed abnormal eating and wei...
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Expert & Community Posts
Eating Disorders Linked to Narcolepsy
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...that victims of narcolepsy also often suffer from eating disorders as well. Those who did not... Read more »
Symptoms of Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertThere are two main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Some experts have... Read more »
Study on Disturbed eating behavior in type 1 women
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert...(DEB), which includes sub-threshold and full-syndrome eating disorders (ED's) and mild eating... Read more »
ADHD and Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...females) with ADHD may have an increased risk of eating disorders as well. Girls with ADHD are... Read more »
Girls with ADHD: Watch for depression and eating disorders
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert...ADHD are more likely to suffer major depression and eating disorders that non-ADHD girls. Girls... Read more »
Health Guide
Eating Disorders: Treatment
The first major difficulty in treating eating disorders is resistance by everyone involved:The anorexic patient often believes that the emaciation is normal and even attractive.The bulimic... Read more »Eating Disorders: Highlights
...on behavioral and psychological interventions, rather than on antidepressant drug therapy.Preventing Eating DisordersCognitive-behavioral strategies may help prevent the development of eating... Read more »Eating Disorders: Complications of Anorexia
...treatments have lower chances for success.Effect on PregnancyMost pregnant women with a history of eating disorders have healthy pregnancies. However, some studies -- but not all -- suggest that... Read more »Eating Disorders: Resources
...Healthwww.anad.org -- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorderswww.aedweb.org -- Academy for Eating Disorderswww.nationaleatingdisorders.org -- Eating Disorders Awareness... Read more »Eating Disorders: Introduction
Eating disorders are behavioral issues brought on by a complex interplay of factors, which may include emotional and personality disorders, family pressures, a possible genetic or... Read more »Images
Medications
Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression, anxiety... Read more »
Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression, anxiety... Read more »
Related News
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May 05, 2008ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Today, 127 million Americans are overweight. One out of every 200 Americans has had an amputation. What do... Read summary »
Men, boys lack options to treat eating disorders
October 02, 2008The treatment options for people with eating disorders are very female-focused, some experts say. A reporter from The Wall Street Journal explores... Read summary »
Study links narcolepsy and eating disorders
October 03, 2008A small study has found that people with narcolepsy also often report a persistent craving for food and binge eating. Among the 60 patients with the... Read summary »
Interview: Monica Seles talks about binge eating disorder
April 27, 2009Tennis superstar Monica Seles has written a new memoir about her struggle with binge eating disorder and body image problems. In this interview with... Read summary »
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