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Social Media Linked to Eating Disorders in Kids and Young Teens
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Excessive time spent on social media increases children's and teens’ risk of developing an eating disorder, a new study warns. Each additional hour of total screen time or s...
PCOS Linked to Increased Odds of Eating Disorders
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an increased likelihood of any eating disorder, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in the Journal of Clinical...
TikTok Videos Glamorize Eating Disorders and Harm Women's Body Image
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 – Women exposed to TikTok videos that make eating disorders look cool and glamorous tend to have worse body image, a new study finds. These videos include what researchers call...
Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Aids Bulimia Outcomes
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – A web-based, cognitive behavioral self-help intervention effectively cuts bulimia nervosa symptoms, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Network Open. ...
New Research Points Towards Potential Treatment for Anorexia
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 – Anorexia nervosa could be caused by lack of a specific brain chemical, reports a research team that has developed a possible cure for the eating disorder. Mouse studies...
Home-Administered Treatment Shows Promise for Binge Eating
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – At-home, self-administered transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and attention bias modification training (ABMT) is feasible, acceptable, and shows promising...
Anorexia Tied to Quadrupled Risk of Early Death in Both Men, Women
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Early mortality in people with anorexia nervosa (AN) is high, particularly among those with a psychiatric comorbidity, according to a study published online June 12 in...
Binge Eating in Adults Improves Over Time, but Relapse Common
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – Binge-eating disorder (BED) does improve over time; however, remission often takes many years, according to a study published online May 28 in Psychological Medicine. Kristin ...
Binge-Eating Disorder Could Be Tougher to Kick Than Thought
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 – Prior studies have suggested that binge eating disorder may not last long, but a more rigorous look at the illness finds that just isn't so. “The big takeaway is that b...
Web-Based Self-Help Intervention Beneficial for Binge Eating Disorder
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – For patients with binge eating disorder (BED), a web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention leads to significant reductions in binge eating episodes and...
U-Shaped Link Detected Between Adolescent BMI and Mental Health
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – There is a U-shaped association between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and mental health, according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Psychiatry. Shanquan Chen,...
FDA Expands Uses of Vyvanse to Treat Binge-Eating Disorder
January 30, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved uses of Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) to treat binge-eating disorder in adults. The drug is the first...