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A small study found that intercepting brain signals could limit urges for binge eating for those who struggle with binge eating disorder.Two women who agreed to undergo the implant process saw results and no longer felt urges to binge. Experts weigh in on this experimental treatment and what it means for people with disordered eating.An implant in your brain might sound science-fiction, but a new study suggests that it may reduce the urge for binge eating, in those with the disorder. Researchers asked the question: what if an uncontrollable urge to rapidly eat large amounts of food is stemmed from…
Written by Carrie Pollard, MSW RSWA client has been referred to you that struggles with rigid rules around eating and exercise to the point that it has caused significant weight loss and interferes with this client’s day-to-day life. What do you picture in your mind? What assumptions did you make about this client’s age? Sex? Gender expression and identity? Race? Religion? Body size? Did you imagine this person to be able-bodied? Eating disorders do not discriminate, yet marginalized populations are not only higher at risk, but they also have differential access to care, are underrepresented in research and are often…
Share on PinterestA recent study suggests intermittent fasting may reinforce distorted self-image or dangerous behaviors in some individuals. Cavan Images/Getty ImagesNew research suggests that intermittent fasting, while a popular diet trend, may lead to dangerous eating behaviors in some young people.Experts say that fasting may reinforce distorted self-image or compulsive behaviors in vulnerable individuals. They also say that more research is needed to confirm if this dietary approach is actually a healthy way to control weight.Intermittent fasting (IF) has been popularized for its supposed health benefits, which are backed by some research.But new findings published in Eating Behaviors from the…
Source: cuncon/Pixabay Published in the August issue of Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, a recent review paper by Boemo et al. examines the relationship between emotion-regulation strategies and affect (i.e., emotions or mood). Specifically, the paper explores the association between the use of emotion-regulation strategies in daily life and both current and future mood. Emotion-Regulation Strategies For context, these are the most commonly used adaptive and maladaptive emotion-regulation strategies: Acceptance: Accepting the fact that the unpleasant situation in question has occurred and being open to (as opposed to avoiding or judging) one’s uncomfortable emotional reactions to the situation. Distraction: Directing attention…
Source: cuncon/Pixabay Published in the August issue of Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, a recent review paper by Boemo et al. examines the relationship between emotion-regulation strategies and affect (i.e., emotions or mood). Specifically, the paper explores the association between the use of emotion-regulation strategies in daily life and both current and future mood. Emotion-Regulation Strategies For context, these are the most commonly used adaptive and maladaptive emotion-regulation strategies: Acceptance: Accepting the fact that the unpleasant situation in question has occurred and being open to (as opposed to avoiding or judging) one’s uncomfortable emotional reactions to the situation. Distraction: Directing attention…
Today we’re going to hear from a parent whose daughter has anorexia and has threatened suicide during meals. Obviously, this is a tough topic, but it’s not uncommon so I’m going to give you a practical, step-by-step approach that I’ve seen work well. The letter Dear Ginny, My daughter is 12 and we’re doing FBT for anorexia. It’s been really, really hard. But we’ve made progress and the weight has been going back on. But now I’m stuck. She’s started threatening suicide when I prompt her to eat. It usually happens towards the end of the meal when she’s full…
At the physical, Maxwell stared at her doctor in disbelief. She always thought that eating disorders were for skinny people. “I laughed,” she says. “I don’t use language like this any longer, but I told her she was crazy. I told her, ‘No, I have a self-control problem.’”For centuries, the eating disorder that would become known as anorexia nervosa mystified the medical community, which struggled to understand, or even define, an illness that caused people to deliberately deprive themselves of food. As cases rose over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, anorexia was considered a purely psychological disorder…
Conducting the first known comparison of the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder, a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found significant differences in brain structure between the sexes. The research was recently published in Psychological Medicine. The study, which builds on earlier work suggesting that binge eating disorder is wired in the brain from an early age, is an important first step in understanding the neurobiology of binge eating disorder and how it differs between the sexes. It also presents critical evidence that males, who in the past were left out…
What if an uncontrollable urge to rapidly eat large amounts of food is rooted in an impaired brain circuit? If that were the case, people who live with binge eating disorder — a psychiatric diagnosis — might be no more at fault for overeating than a patient with Parkinson’s disease is for their tremors.That question led doctors to try a new treatment different from anything ever attempted to help people with this common but underreported eating disorder. At least 3 percent of the population has it, said Dr. Casey Halpern, a neurosurgeon at the University of Pennsylvania.He and his colleagues…
By Kassie C. I recently listened to a podcast discussing personality types and Neel Burton’s theory of the differentiation between self-confidence and self-esteem. He believed that self-confidence is one’s trust in their abilities and themselves to succeed where as self-esteem is understanding one’s worth. Burton quoted that “Growth depends on bravely living up to our ideals, not on the ideals of the bank that we work for, or our parents’ praise, or our children’s successes, or anything else that is not truly our own”. This concept really resonated with me reflecting on my life, my relationship with my ED and…