Eating Disorders & Body Dysmorphic Disorder Often Related

People struggling with an eating disorder or body dysmorphic disorder may be struggling with negative body image. For people with eating disorders, body image concerns tend to center around becoming [...]
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Disordered Eating Linked to Restrictive Diets

Americans are obsessed with thin bodies. Thin bodies are often viewed as the most attractive and healthiest. This belief leads many people to go on diets to try to lose [...]
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Postpartum Depression & Bulimia

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common problem that people may experience after giving birth. In fact, 1 in 9 women experience this condition after pregnancy [1]. Even though anyone can [...]
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Creating a Life Worth Living Based on Your Values

There are many things in life that can derail us from our true values and authentic selves. When this happens, it can be hard to find ourselves again. Who You [...]
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Hunger & Food Insecurity Can Lead to Binge-Eating Disorder

Contributor: Staff at Carolina House Of the many eating disorder risk factors, not having enough food probably doesn’t come to mind. But having limited access to food, known as food [...]
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Why JCAHO Accreditation Matters in Eating Disorder Treatment

The Joint Commission (JCAHO) is a professional health-care group that evaluates healthcare centers on the quality of care they provide [1]. JCAHO has standards for healthcare centers that are required [...]
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Hidden Complications Plant Based Lifestyles May Present in Young Adults

Plant-based lifestyles, such as Vegetarianism and Veganism, are marketed as a method for bettering the environment, stopping animal cruelty, and improving your health. For someone struggling with an eating disorder, [...]
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Teens & Anorexia Family Based Inpatient Treatment

Family-based eating disorder treatment is proven to be beneficial and research continues to explore how it can be used to support anorexia nervosa treatment and recovery. For teens struggling with [...]
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Do Nutritionists Need More Training in Eating Disorders?

Eating disorders (ED) are complex bio-psycho-social illnesses impacting a person’s physiological and psychological health and wellbeing. As such, successful ED treatment typically requires a collaborative approach by a team of [...]
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Eating Disorders in South Korea

Eating disorders are not exclusive to Western cultures and various global and local aspects are increasing their prevalence in South Korea. Eating disorders are mistakenly perceived as the consequences of [...]
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