The Link Between Diabetes and Eating Disorders

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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 women are more common in those who have diabetes. Those who have Type 1 diabetes are twice as likely to suffer from disordered eating, and [...]
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Treatment for Binge-Eating Disorder

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Girl with Hands in Air Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Binge-eating disorder is a type of eating disorder that involves consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time. Those who have binge-eating disorder may eat until they are uncomfortably full, usually to cope with emotional distress and negative emotions. These episodes of bingeing are difficult [...]
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How to be Anti Diet: Part One – Diets, Nutrition, Food and Eating

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Lake Views Claire St. John, MPH, RD, CEDRD-S, Director of Operations & Research at Reasons Eating Disorder Center With the latest diet trends constantly permeating our newsfeeds, social media, TV, advertising, books, and conversations with acquaintances and loved ones alike, how can we change the conversation so that we think about more than just our bodies or [...]
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It Takes a Partnership to Support a Spouse Who Has an Eating Disorder

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Couple Hugging Contributor: Staff at Montecatini Eating Disorder Treatment Center When your partner is unwell, you want to help them any way you can. But the effects of an eating disorder can be confusing, unexpected, and even alarming, so you may feel powerless to support them. If you’ve been feeling this way, you’re not alone. Adults who suffer [...]
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Exploring Long-Term Outcomes Post Eating Disorder Treatment

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overlooking the grand canyon To consider long-term effectiveness of eating disorder treatment, it is important to explore what an “effective” treatment journey truly is, how one defines “relapse” or “recovery,” and the role that treatment centers AND the individual themselves play. For those struggling with an eating disorder diagnosis, the big question on their hearts and minds is “will [...]
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Can Developing Interventions around Emotional Control Help Eating Psychopathology?

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Lake with mountain behind it The ability to fully experience, communicate, and regulate one’s emotional experience is a skill. Even so, our society acts as if everyone should be aware of how to do this instinctively. The result is many children and adolescents developing into adulthood without ever having been taught that they are capable of regulating their emotions. Instead, [...]
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Eating Disorders & Body Dysmorphic Disorder Often Related

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Nature Barley Field in Sun Light 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 fat. People with body dysmorphic disorder may be preoccupied with anything they believe is flawed about their body [1]. However, people with eating disorders are [...]
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