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Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is a behavioural condition characterised by persistent and compulsive overeating where while occasional overindulgence in food is a normal occurrence, an eating disorder like BED is a daily struggle. It can feel overwhelming, impacting your mental, emotional and physical well-being. Binge eating can affect your heart health. Here are tips to manage binge eating disorder (Unsplash) In an interview with HT Lifestyle, DT Sushma PS, Jindal Naturecure Institute, explained, “Binge eating involves the consumption of large quantities of food within a short span, often with a feeling of being unable to stop. Typically, Binge Eating Disorder…
While there’s nothing wrong with enjoying the odd bit of comfort food, emotional eating can become problematic for many people, who find themselves battling powerful binge-eating cycles. This can lead to weight gain, which brings with it a whole host of associated health risks (such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease), and can also have a big impact on psychological wellbeing too. While obesity isn’t always as straightforward as simply eating too much, Alexia Dempsey, a specialist eating disorders dietitian at the Priory Hospital in Roehampton (priorygroup.com), says overeating can be a key contributor – and this can often…
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stigma can take a toll on lesbian, gay and bisexual teens, leading to high rates of binge-eating disorders, researchers say.Compared to their non-LGBTQ peers, lesbian, gay and bisexual teens are more than twice as likely to report binge eating, according to a new study.Bullying, discrimination and stigma because of sexual orientation can be stressors that lead to poor self-esteem and disordered eating, explained lead study author Dr. Jason Nagata. He is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. “Binge eating can result in psychological effects like depression and…
This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread Ok! Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain × close Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new national study, published in the Journal of Eating Disorders, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents in the United States are more than twice as likely to report binge eating than their heterosexual peers. “Young people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual may face discrimination, bullying, and stigma because of their sexual orientation. These stressors can lead to…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new national study, published in the Journal of Eating Disorders, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents in the United States are more than twice as likely to report binge eating than their heterosexual peers. “Young people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual may face discrimination, bullying, and stigma because of their sexual orientation. These stressors can lead to poor self-esteem and disordered eating,” says lead author Jason Nagata, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. “Binge eating can result in psychological effects like depression and anxiety and…
By the time Christina Andrews realized her daughter was struggling with food and body image, she was already in the throes of an eating disorder that would upend the next 17 months of the family’s life. At just 12 years old, the preteen began restricting her food and lost 25 pounds in a matter of weeks. The added pressures of social media, paired with comparing herself to friends with different body types, created an unhealthy obsession with her weight that quickly spiraled into dangerous habits. While Andrews immediately tried to help her daughter, getting doctors to understand their dire situation —…
In an area where over a quarter of low-income families struggle with food insecurity, Mercado Pacoima brings fresh produce from neighborhood yards to the community market to share with locals. Forced to shut down during the pandemic, this free food program will soon be back in action, largely thanks to an investment from Blue Shield of California. Mercado Pacoima in action Nonprofit organization Pacoima Beautiful is one of six nonprofit organizations recently selected to receive an environmental justice investment from Blue Shield. Founded nearly two decades ago by a small group of mothers who wanted their children to grow up…
1. Introduction Employing ‘nudging’ as an intervention technique can make the desirable, healthier choice the easier choice (Thaler and Sunstein, 2008; Marteau et al., 2011; De Ridder et al., 2017). This approach for promoting people’s health behavior is in line with advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) stating that in order to combat the current obesity epidemic, healthier food choices should be made the easier choices (World Health Organization, 2021a,b). Nudges are defined as “any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people’s behavior in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives” (Thaler…
The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Sign up today! The success of Denver’s Vivent Health, a branch of the Wisconsin-based HIV care nonprofit, is in the numbers. Colorado’s viral suppression rate—how many HIV-positive patients have undetectable viral loads—sits at 61 percent, below the national average of 66 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At Denver’s Vivent Health, 96 percent of patients have achieved that benchmark. You might think the organization’s extensive clinical services are wholly to thank for this outcome, but the nonprofit appears to have…
When Indian actor Aishwarya Rai, once Miss World, walked the runway at Paris fashion week for L’Oréal this month, the online space and many Indian newspapers exploded with comments about her weight.People took to social media to say she had “let herself go”, that she shouldn’t have worn this or that, that she should have taken better care of herself. She faced similar comments about her “baby weight” soon after giving birth to her daughter 12 years ago.I watched this unfold with disappointment because this sort of public shaming not only affects Indian celebrities, but also has a direct impact…