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Why is Eating Disorder Awareness Week important? Eating disorders that are clinically significant affect approximately 30 million Americans, or about 9% of the population. That number does not account for the many more Americans who struggle with subclinical – meaning they do not meet clinical criteria – eating disorders or disordered eating. What are some common misconceptions or myths about eating disorders? Despite it being 2023, there are people who still believe that eating disorders are not common and only affect white, middle-class, young, cisgendered females. Others believe that eating disorders are simply about being “vain” or wanting to look…
Binge eating or feeling out of control while consuming a large amount of food in a discrete time period, occurring at a significant frequency, is characteristic of several eating disorders, most notably Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and Binge Eating Disorder (BED). The binge eating is sometimes followed by compensatory behaviours like self-induced vomiting (BN), can be associated with overweight and obesity (BED) and is often highly distressing and resistant to treatment. About 1.5% of adult individuals will have BN and approximately 3.0 will have BED at some point in their life. There are many factors that contribute to binge eating behaviours, including psychosocial aspects such as…
Chances are you’ve known someone with an eating disorder, whether you were aware or not. About 1 in 10 people in the U.S. has an eating disorder, and since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, those numbers have increased. The National Eating Disorders Association estimates nearly 29 million Americans will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. It’s important to know how to offer help to someone with an eating disorder. If these mental and physical health conditions are not treated properly, they can lead to long-term health problems. Laura Kester Prakash, an adolescent medicine physician…
Watching your child when they’re binge eating is stressful, but you can help. Your confident support before, during, and after binge eating episodes will help them recover. Here are my top five tips to help your child during a binge eating episode: 1. Remember that the binge is a symptom of a problem Seeing your child binge eat is hard to watch. Most parents feel their kids’ distress acutely. It’s painful to see them eating when you know they are feeling out of control and seeking comfort and control in food. It’s natural if you feel tempted to cut off the…
Wordley Calvo Stock_AdobeStockSPECIAL REPORT: EATING DISORDERSA pediatrician is seeing “Allison,” a 15-year-old female patient with anorexia nervosa (AN) and a cooccurring diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder. Her eating disorder behaviors began 2 years ago when she began having negative thoughts about her body. Fear of weight gain led her to begin skipping breakfast and lunch every day and purging after dinner. Noticing that her weight dropped, she decided to continue these behaviors to lose more weight. After 6 months of restricted intake and purging, she dropped from 135 pounds to 95 pounds. It took her parents several months to notice…
In this Q&A series, Dr. Paula Quatromoni (DSc, RD) answers some of the biggest questions coaches and athletic staff have to better prevent and assist athletes who may be struggling with eating disorders. Q: Is it appropriate for coaches to weigh pole vaulters for equipment safety reasons? PQ: Yes, the weighing protocol specific to pole vault athletes is unique and altogether different from a weighing protocol applied to other athletes in track and field, cross-country, or other competitive sports. In pole vault, there are issues of safety, injury prevention, and liability involved in selecting the piece of equipment that the…
Editor’s Note: This story is part of an occasional series covering disordered eating and diet culture. CNN — More than 1 in 5 kids and adolescents around the world show signs of disordered eating, according to a new study. The study highlights a serious public health issue that often goes underreported and underrecognized, according to the meta-analysis published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers reviewed and analyzed 32 studies from 16 countries and found that 22% of children and adolescents showed disordered eating behaviors. Those numbers were higher among girls, older adolescents and those with a higher body mass…
Editor’s Note: This story is part of an occasional series covering disordered eating and diet culture. CNN — More than 1 in 5 kids and adolescents around the world show signs of disordered eating, according to a new study. The study highlights a serious public health issue that often goes underreported and underrecognized, according to the meta-analysis published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers reviewed and analyzed 32 studies from 16 countries and found that 22% of children and adolescents showed disordered eating behaviors. Those numbers were higher among girls, older adolescents and those with a higher body mass…
February 17, 2023 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio The implementation of legislation that encourages healthy eating habits was associated with reduced BMI scores among youth in the United States, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. It was…
Children share apples in Sydney, Australia. Natalie Board/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption toggle caption Natalie Board/Getty Images/EyeEm Children share apples in Sydney, Australia. Natalie Board/Getty Images/EyeEm Eating disorder treatment specialists are sounding the alarm over new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics advising doctors to treat obesity earlier and more aggressively, which they say could lead to eating disorders. They say it focuses on weight loss and BMI rather than health, minimizes the risk of disordered eating and could perpetuate deep-rooted, damaging stigmas. “We run the risk of doing significant harm to kids who are 6 or 8 by telling…