COVID-19 Quarantine & Eating Disorders – A Dangerous Combination

Of the impact of COVID-19, Deputy-Secretary-General of the UN Amina J. Mohammed has stated, “we are facing a human crisis unlike any we have experienced…(our) social fabric and cohesion is [...]
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Weight Stigma and Controversial Medical Reports

Weight stigma is rampant in American culture. Weight stigma refers to the bias and stereotyping based on a person’s weight [1]. Within American society, thin bodies are upheld to be [...]
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The Impact of Elton John’s Courageous Battle with Eating Disorders

Elton John is a music legend and icon known for so much, including, but not at all limited to, his talent, timelessness, advocacy, and charity work. While he has undoubtedly [...]
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Developing Awareness of the Unique Nutritional Needs of Adolescents Dealing with Restrictive Eating

There are a great deal of unique factors involved in the treatment of adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and other restrictive eating disorders. Individuals that struggle with these disorders restrict their [...]
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Urgently Needed Innovation in Treatment of Eating Disorders – Part III

Eating disorders are complex conditions because they are medical and mental health issues. Their complexity makes them more complicated to treat. Finding effective treatment methods for these complex conditions is [...]
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Continuing Care for Anorexia from Childhood to Adulthood

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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by a fear of gaining weight [1]. This fear leads to disordered behaviors to lose weight, such as severe food restriction or obsessive [...]
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Urgently Needed Innovation in Treatment of Eating Disorders – Part II

Woman in hat struggling with an Eating Disorder

Despite the increasing number of people diagnosed with eating disorders, eating disorders remain widely misunderstood amongst researchers, treatment professionals, and society [1]. One of the largest questions that remains unanswered [...]
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Binge Eating Disorder in COVID Isolation

While the stay-at-home orders and isolation caused by the COVID-19 crisis have been challenging for almost everyone around the globe, emerging studies reveal COVID isolation may be especially difficult for [...]
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Urgently Needed Innovation in Treatment of Eating Disorders – Part I

Man from Singapore struggling with body image

The prevalence of eating disorders continues to increase [1]. These disorders can be deadly and negatively impact medical and mental health [1]. Unfortunately, the majority of individuals with disordered eating [...]
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Weight Stigma, COVID-19, & Disordered Eating

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Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Recent research from the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity shows that young adults who experienced weight stigma [...]
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