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Over-thinking Stops Dietary Success; Diet And Exercise Reduce Cancer Risk
By Allen James Dinglasan | Feb 09, 2017 09:08 AM ESTA recent survey shows that over-thinking and fear of failure stops majority of perfectionists from achieving their weight loss goal.
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Bulimia Symptoms May Be Reduced by Electrical Simulation
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 01, 2017 07:10 AM ESTElectrical treatment is being explored as a possible option in treating bulimia symptoms. Brain stimulation is believed by scientists to be the best solution to effectively treat this condition.
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Compulsive Swallowing Of Hair Caused Woman To Die; Almost 10-Inch Hairball Found In Stomach
By Hannah Grace | Jan 26, 2017 08:40 AM ESTRapunzel Syndrome is named after the princess from Brothers Grimm fairy tale who has an incredibly long hair.
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#GainingWeightIsCool: Can Weight Gain Lead To A Happier, Healthier Life?
By Hannah Grace | Jan 20, 2017 07:10 AM ESTThe hashtag #GainingWeightIsCool is being used by activists and eating disorder survivors to drive home the message that not all weight gain is bad for health.
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Anorexia Tied Up With Bacterial Infections
By Brian McNeill | Apr 26, 2016 04:20 AM EDTAnorexia, that dreaded eating disorder normally associated with some psychological or external factor, may be tied up with something else following studies revealing that it could be a tied up with some bacterial infection.
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Childhood Obesity May Affect Timing of Puberty, Create Reproductive Problems
By Staff Reporter | Jul 31, 2012 01:15 PM EDTResearchers have revealed that childhood obesity could be disrupting the timing of puberty and ultimately lead to a diminished ability to reproduce, especially in females.
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Healthy Teenagers Unhappy With Their Bodies
By Drishya Nair | Jul 23, 2012 09:05 AM EDTProviding yet another evidence on how young girls are taking extreme steps to chase the media defined "perfect" and thin bodies, a recent research has found that schoolgirls as young as 12 are not happy with the way they look. They wish they were thinner and are skipping meals to lose weight. According to the research conducted by Schools Health Education Unit, half of the 12 and 13 year olds and 58 per cent of 14 or 15 year olds said that they wanted to lose weight.
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Women under Pressure to Avoid Meals when they Consume Alcohol
By Drishya Nair | Jul 20, 2012 11:49 AM EDTWomen suffering eating disorders to chase the image of a 'perfect' body have been in the realm of society's sub-conscious for time immemorial.
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Growing Number of Older Woman Struggling with Eating Disorders
By Jennifer Lee | Jun 25, 2012 11:06 AM EDTIt is not only teens and young women who are struggling with eating disorders. A new study found that the problems are very common even among middle-aged and older women. ...
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Your Craving for Junk Food Grows When Sleepy
By Jennifer Lee | Jun 10, 2012 06:33 PM EDTLack of sleep might lead you to seek out more junk food. ...
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Obese People Always Remembered as Fat by Relatives, Even After Losing Weight
By Staff Reporter | May 31, 2012 12:52 PM EDTThere is no point counting those calories or putting all that hard work trying to look slim. A new study reveals that friends and relatives always remember obese people as being overweight, no matter how much weight they lose later on.
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Diabetes Deaths Drop Sharply in US
By Jennifer Lee | May 27, 2012 09:31 PM EDTPeople with diabetes are living longer, according to US health officials.
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Pregnant Women's Diet Could Be Good for Babies
By Staff Reporter | May 24, 2012 12:49 AM EDTIs it appropriate for a pregnant woman to diet? It is a topic that has been debated for a long time now. But a recent study seems to have an answer.
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Wanna Lose Weight? When You Eat Is as Important as What You Eat
By Jennifer Lee | May 21, 2012 01:59 AM EDTWhen it comes to weight loss, when you eat might be as important as what you eat.
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Anti-Obesity Campaign Doesn't Help Teenage Girls
By Samantha Goodwin | May 11, 2012 04:52 PM EDTA school- based anti-obesity campaign conducted on teenage girls failed to show positive results according to a report from University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia
