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Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Resources

Alternative Names

Anorexia nervosa - resources; Bulimia - resources; Overeating - resources; Resources - eating disorders; Resources - anorexia nervosa; Resources - bulimia


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Expert & Community Posts

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Symptoms of Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Some experts have suggested a... Read more »

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ADHD and Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...many people with eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia or binge eating, to begin.  ... Read more »

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Eating Disorders Linked to Narcolepsy
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...the victim to live in a state of near starvation.Bulimia Nervosa - A history of continual binge... Read more »

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Male Osteoporosis
By Neil Gonter, MD , Health Expert

...Hypogonadal states: androgen insensitivity, anorexia/bulimia, female athlete triad,... Read more »

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Girls with ADHD: Watch for depression and eating disorders
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert

...an eating disorder, defined as either anorexia or bulimia nervosa.At the 5-year follow-up, 16%... Read more »

Health Guide

Eating disorders: resources
Alternative Names Anorexia nervosa - resources; Bulimia - resources; Overeating - resources; Resources - eating disorders; Resources - anorexia nervosa; Resources -... Read more »
Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa; Binge-purge behavior; Eating disorder - bulimia Treatment Treatment focuses on breaking the binge-purge cycles. Outpatient treatment may... Read more »
Binge eating
...eating disorder characterized by eating more than a person needs d to satisfy hunger. It is a feature of bulimia, a disorder that also includes abnormal perception of body image, constant craving... Read more »
Bulimia
Bulimia is an illness defined by food binges, or recurrent episodes of significant overeating, that are accompanied by a sense of loss of control. The affected person then uses... Read more »
Hypothalamic Dysfunction
...area are craniopharyngiomas in children. Anorexia (excessive voluntary weight loss) and bulimia (vomiting induced to reduce weight) can also cause hypothalamic dysfunction. Read more »

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Survey says binge eating tops eating disorders
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A 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 »

Medications may help bulimia but not anorexia, study finds
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Antidepressant medications do not help patients with anorexia nervosa, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at... Read summary »

Men, boys lack options to treat eating disorders
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Anorexia Changes Bone Structure
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows children and teenagers with even mild anorexia can develop abnormal bone structure before they lose bone... Read summary »

Unnecessary Testing?
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hospitals that perform nuclear stress tests on the heart may be wasting time and money. A new study looked at 375 patients who... Read summary »