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Eating Disorders Linked to Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a disabling sleep disorder that causes extreme daytime sleepiness, sudden loss of muscular control when in an emotional state (cataplexy), nightmares and hallucinations.
A recent study conducted by the Netherlands' Radboud University, headed by Hal Droogleever Fortuyn, shows that victims of narcolepsy also often suffer from eating disorders as well. Those who did not have all the symptoms of an eating disorder still admitted to having some of the symptoms, including a craving fo...
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Expert & Community Posts
Symptoms of Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert......themselves by how their body looks. Both of these eating disorders have a number of... 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 »
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 »
The Dark Side of Consumer Web Sites: the Pro-Ana Movement
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...mind, is the crop of sites that actually encourage eating disorders (usually referring to... Read more »
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Eating disorders: resources
...Names Anorexia nervosa - resources; Bulimia - resources; Overeating - resources; Resources - eating disorders; Resources - anorexia nervosa; Resources - bulimia Information The... Read more »Eating disorders: resources
...Names Anorexia nervosa - resources; Bulimia - resources; Overeating - resources; Resources - eating disorders; Resources - anorexia nervosa; Resources - bulimia 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: 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: Risk Factors
.........has increased threefold in young adult women.GenderStudies typically report that 90% of those with eating disorders are females. However, the prevalence in males appears to be increasing.... Read more »Images
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...attacks), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a certain eating disorder (bulimia), and a severe... Read more »
...attacks), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a certain eating disorder (bulimia), and a severe... Read more »
Related News
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 »
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 »
Survey says binge eating tops eating disorders
October 02, 2008A new survey suggests that binge eating is a more common eating disorder than either anorexia or bulimia. Binge eating has a genetic component,... Read summary »
Diabetic children at higher risk of eating disorders
December 15, 2008Diabetic children are more likely to have a problem with disordered eating than their healthy peers, and researchers want to know why. Experts say... Read summary »
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