Anorexia nervosa (AN) can have a major impact on heart health.  The heart beats both day and night, pushing blood (which contains nutrients and oxygen) throughout your body.1 But the [...]
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Binge eating disorder (BED) and Type 2 diabetes are two of the most prevalent conditions affecting our modern society, and that may not be a coincidence. The connection between the [...]
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Anorexia is one of the deadliest mental illnesses because of the impact it can have on your physical health. Recovering from anorexia requires mental health treatment and medical care. During [...]
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There is no limitation to the havoc that eating disorder behaviors can cause. Individuals struggling with these disorders unfortunately find their minds, emotion-states, interpersonal dynamics, and physical bodies ravaged by [...]
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Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by extreme restriction of nutritional intake. No bodily system can function as intended without the vitamins and nutrients that proper food and hydration [...]
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Early-Onset Anorexia & Bone Health Anorexia nervosa can majorly impact someone’s physical and mental health. There’s a wide range of medical complications that can pop up as a result of [...]
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Anorexia can medically impact someone in big ways. Here’s a summary of the medical complications of anorexia and what makes it one of the deadliest illnesses around. 8 Medical Complications [...]
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Contributor: Staff at Carolina House While the exact reason for the connection isn’t entirely known, studies have shown clear links between diabetes and eating disorders. Research suggests that eating disorders among [...]
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Type 1 (T1) diabetes is a medical condition that affects someone’s endocrine system [1]. Diabetes causes someone’s immune system to attack some of the cells in someone’s pancreas. This then [...]
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Research shows that individuals (especially young women) with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at an increased risk of developing eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating behaviors (DEB) [1]. Unfortunately, co-occurring [...]
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