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• Eating Disorders Can Last Well Beyond Teen Years

  By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) — Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are typically thought to be diseases of young women and men. But researchers are finding that the personal demons that drive a young person to an eating disorder may linger into adulthood. More and more middle-aged and older people are [...]

• Larger Food Portions May Be Seen as Status Symbols

  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) — People who feel powerless may choose larger food portions in an attempt to boost their social status, a new study suggests. Northwestern University researchers found that people equate larger food portions with higher social standing. For example, study participants believed that people who opted for a large coffee had more [...]

• Eating Disorders Appear to Raise Risk of Death

  TUESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) — People with eating disorders, especially those with anorexia nervosa, have an increased risk of death, a new study indicates. English researchers analyzed 36 English-language studies — published between January 2006 and September 2010 — that looked at anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified. Anorexics mistakenly believe they [...]

• Extreme Dieting Often Lasts From Early Teens to Adulthood

  FRIDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) — Dieting and disordered eating that begin in adolescence often continue into young adulthood, a new study finds. Disordered eating includes unhealthy and extreme weight-control behaviors, such as fasting or skipping meals and binge eating. Researchers analyzed data from 1,030 males and 1,257 females who were followed for 10 years beginning in [...]

• Rate of Eating Disorders in Kids Keeps Rising

  By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — Eating disorders have risen steadily in children and teens over the last few decades, with some of the sharpest increases occurring in boys and minority youths, according to a new report. In one startling statistic cited in the report, an analysis by the Agency for Healthcare Research [...]