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Binge Eating to Be Added to Mental Disorders Manual
April 30, 2010 – 4:00 am

In two hours or less, do you eat an amount of food that is significantly larger than most people would consume in the same time and under similar circumstances? Do you eat until uncomfortably full, …

Are We Over Our Obsession to Be Thin?
January 1, 2010 – 12:52 pm

By Suzanne Kane
Rail-thin, fashionably thin, skinny, lithe, or slender – these adjectives describe how many girls and women would like to see themselves. We, as women (and men), never want to think of ourselves as …

Who’s to Blame for Anorexia?
December 30, 2009 – 10:51 am

Painfully thin, emaciated, starving – these words come to mind when looking at photographs of malnourished children in third-world countries. But they’re not the only ones suffering – and they’re not suffering by choice. Anorexia, …

Eating Disorders and Alcoholism
April 20, 2009 – 8:58 pm

In recent years, studies have shown that almost half of those who have an eating disorder also regularly abuse drugs or alcohol. Approximately 35% of people who abuse drugs or alcohol also have an eating …