Brain Reward Systems Of Obese Women Different From Those Of Women With ... 
Huffington Post
The brain reward systems of women with anorexia may work differently from those of women who are obese, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine found that women who are anorexic have sensitized brain reward ...
As We See It: Brain Circuitry Of Food Varies In Obese And Anorexic Women RTT News
Anorexic and Obese Brains Differ LiveScience.com
Brain wiring is responsible for anorexia or obesity in women Newstrack India

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Is your daughter or son trying to hide anorexia? 
Mirror.co.uk
I was deeply saddened recently to read that anorexia had claimed the life of Charlotte Seddon, a lovely girl of 17 and a star student who had everything to live for. Yes, it's a salutary story. She first stopped eating when she was 12.

 

Anorexia services 'saved my life' 
U.TV
A young Co Antrim woman who describes her suffering with anorexia as "a slow suicide" says local services saved her life. We're sorry. This video is unavailable from your location. Sabrina Hunter is now recovering from a 15-year battle with the eating ...

 

Body Image: I Love How I Look -- In a World that Doesn't 
Huffington Post (blog)
I was once called puffy, too, but it was during the process of recovering from anorexia and bulimia. On my way to health, my body went through all kinds of weird phases. One was a puffy stage that ultimately pointed toward a full recovery.

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Brain Circuitry Is Different for Women With Anorexia and Obesity 
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (May 14, 2012) ? Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward circuits in the brain are sensitized in anorexic women and ...
Unexpected rewards The Economist (blog)

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Bournemouth charity I*Eat bridges anorexia divide 
BBC News
There are more than 200 new cases of anorexia and bulimia in Dorset every year. The youngest patient in the county is just 10 years old. But this could be just the tip of the iceberg. Health professionals estimate there could be as many as 1500 people ...

 

Social media is the new body-image battleground 
ScrippsNews
Just another online posting by someone into "thinspo," short for "thin-spiration," in which people with anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders (EDs) use the Internet's broad reach to encourage and network about achieving extreme, ...
New eating disorder center opens in Roseville Roseville Press Tribune

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Websites promoting anorexia can't be shut down 
Irish Independent
IRISH authorities admit they are powerless to shut down sinister websites which are promoting eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. These so-called "pro-ana" or "pro-mia" websites advertise eating disorders as a lifestyle choice and ensnare ...

 

Eating Disorders in Men: An Interview With Dr. Roberto Olivardia 
Huffington Post
Men with anorexia are also more likely to carry an OCD diagnosis more often than women with anorexia. Bulimic men are less likely to use laxatives or diuretics and are more likely to use exercise as a method of purging, along with vomiting.

 

Diet guru who helped Carole Middleton lose weight is struck off the medical ... 
Daily Mail
It led to a formal complaint from the College of Physicians in Paris, who said that the scheme could lead to increased cases of obesity and anorexia. The physicians said Dukan's proposal was in breach of article 13 of the medical ethics code which ...
Doctor Struck Off Over Thin Student Remarks Sky News
Diet guru Pierre Dukan struck off as doctor 'at own request' Newstrack India
'Dangerous' doctor: Duchess of Cambridge's diet guru struck off medical register Mirror.co.uk
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