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January 18, 2021

How to Overcome Food Addiction

The effects of certain foods on the brain make it hard for some people to avoid them. Food addiction operates similarly to other addictions, which explains why some people can’t control themselves around certain foods — no matter how hard they try. Despite not wanting to, they may repeatedly find themselves eating large amounts of

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December 9, 2020

The Top 4 Treatment Options for Food Addiction

Food addiction, which is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), can be similar to other addictions and often requires similar treatments and support to overcome. 1: 12-step programs One way to address food addiction is to find a good 12-step program. These are almost identical to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) — except

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November 16, 2020

Bulimia Nervosa

Living through bulimia can be overwhelming, frightening, and isolating. People with bulimia want to lose weight, so they try not to eat, but after a while they give in to the urge to eat. They will eat a large amount of food all at once. Almost immediately they feel so worried that they might gain

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September 2, 2020

14 Ways To Help A Friend With An Eating Disorder

According to the National Association Of Anorexia And Eating Disorders, an estimated 0.5-3.7 percent of the American female population will develop anorexia nervosa over their lifetime — and at the moment, roughly 10 million women and 1 million men in the U.S. are struggling with an eating disorder of some kind, whether it’s anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating. The

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July 8, 2020

About Eating Disorders

The term eating disorder refers to a mental health condition which harms the individual’s physical and psychological well-being. There are different types of eating disorders, some being more widely recognised than others. Signs of eating disorders vary and sometimes can be hard to detect, particularly if the sufferer is seeking to hide them. Here, we

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June 29, 2020

Men and Eating Disorders

It has been commonly stated that one in ten men have anorexia, bulimia or another type of eating disorder. Recent figures from the NHS Information Centre suggested the real figure is actually much higher, with 700,000 men being registered as having an eating disorder, a quarter of the total number of people affected. While it is difficult to

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June 22, 2020

The Physical Effects of Anorexia

Anorexia (anorexia nervosa) has very serious physical effects and complications, as well as a devastating impact upon psychological wellbeing. The effects of anorexia are both short and long-term. There are the immediate physical effects as the body struggles to function without the nutrients and fuel that it needs. The sufferer is also at risk of

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June 10, 2020

EATING DISORDER: Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviours such as self-induced vomiting designed to undo or compensate for the effects of binge eating. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA According to the DSM-5, the official diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa are: • Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode

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May 27, 2020

EATING DISORDER: Anorexia nervosa

  Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by weight loss (or lack of appropriate weight gain in growing children); difficulties maintaining an appropriate body weight for height, age, and stature; and, in many individuals, distorted body image. People with anorexia generally restrict the number of calories and the types of food they eat. Some

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