Bariatric Surgery and How to Address Underlying Eating Disorders

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Doctors doing Bariatric Surgery Today, increased numbers of Americans are turning to bariatric surgery as a means of dealing with obesity.  The Center for Disease Control has estimated that the obesity rate in America is between twenty-six and thirty-two percent, which comes down to about one in three Americans [1].   In general, this “Obesity Epidemic” that our country [...]
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Hope for Individuals with Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders (SEED)

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Woman with morning coffee Contributor: Margherita Mascolo, MD, Medical Director, ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health There is a common misconception that Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a disease of the young. While there is some truth to that since 90% of young women who develop an eating disorder do so between the ages of 12 and 25, [...]
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Overview of Current Brain Imaging Research on Eating Disorders

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Doctors can carry weight stigma into their work One difficulty in developing new treatments for eating disorders in the past has been the limited understanding of how brain function contributes to eating disorder symptoms [1]. Brain imaging technology now allows scientists to look at the neurocircuit, connections, and activity when studying eating disorders. Dr. Walter Kaye, M.D., from the University of California, San [...]
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Understanding Different Forms of Yoga and Which to Incorporate in My Treatment

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Woman practicing yoga The practice of yoga, which is based in ancient Eastern teachings, has grown in popularity over the past few decades within Westernized societies. Yoga incorporates the movement of physical postures, or asanas, with the breath of mindfulness and meditation.  Yoga offers new methods of treatment to those struggling with an eating disorder as a mind–body [...]
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How to Support a Child in Recovery From ARFID

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Child spending time with Mom. Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a type of feeding disorder in which food consumption is limited based on several potential factors, including smell, texture, taste, appearance, or a negative association with the food itself [1].  In the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), diagnostic criteria has been [...]
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Tweens with Eating Disorders: Warning Signs and Treatment Options

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Girl laying grass with flowers A 7-year-old states that she is vegetarian because she loves animals, and begins to eat a more restricted diet. A 10-year-old is concerned about starvation in the world and begins to feel guilty about their abundance of food, and slowly begins to eat fewer food choices. An 8-year-old eats less in response to stressful family [...]
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Co-Occurring Process Addictions and Eating Disorders

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Woman sitting in desert struggling with Bulimia Nervosa Process addictions are behavioral addictions to activities or processes, such as gambling, eating, tanning, video gaming, financial spending, sexual intercourse, and internet activities. Research has suggested that process addictions can be just as debilitating and difficult to overcome as drug and alcohol addictions [1]. Like all addictions, behaviors are typically ones that the individual continues [...]
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What is the Connection Between Autism and Anorexia?

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Boy concerned about bulimia nervosa Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects the way individuals interact and communicate with others [2, 4]. Those on the autism spectrum have repetitive or restricted behaviors or interests, and can have sensory sensitivities. Eating disorders can be common among individuals on the autism spectrum. What is Autism? In the DSM-V, Autism [...]
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Celebrating Body Diversity: Why Being Overweight Is Not Something to Fear

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Woman getting away from work and enjoying the sunshine If you look through our history, there is no question that the ideal body and body diversity for both women and men has changed dramatically over the years. Evolving with cultural influences, fashion trends, and more, the ideal body type has inadvertently created stigmas and stereotypes about body size in general. When you take a [...]
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