Gender and Identification of Eating Disorders
En español A study looked at the role gender might play. It’s a continuing and concerning question: Why are only 20% to 25% of persons with eating disorders diagnosed and/or seek treatment?…
High-Calorie Refeeding in Adolescents with AN
En español Q. We have been hearing about the benefits of using higher-than-normal calorie loads to refeed young AN patients who are hospitalized. Doesn’t this increase the chances of causing the refeeding…
‘Healthy’ and Pro-ED Websites
En español Shared messages behind the screen Highlights Some ‘healthy’ websites actually promote eating disorders by stressing extreme thinness. Some seemingly legitimate healthy eating (HE) websites may act as a bridge…
Weight Recovery in AN Patients
En español BMI at admission and discharge was an important factor in recovery. Recovery from anorexia nervosa is still relatively undefined, according to Dr. J. Hubert Lacey and colleagues at the Schoen…
In the Next Issue
●PTSD and Eating Disorders: A Network Analysis ●Diagnosing Atypical AN ●Binge Eating: The Role of Grazing and Food Addiction ●Early Outpatient Intervention in AN And much more…
Update
En español Digital Intervention Aids in Following Growth Curves A new study from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, has shown that adding text messaging and electronic feedback to health counseling about feeding,…
BED and Addictive Behaviors
En Español Some similarities may help screening and treatment for BED patients. While addictive behaviors and binge eating disorder (BED) do not mirror one another, some characteristics of addictive behaviors can be…
From Across the Desk
En Español 2025! A new year brings new possibilities to us all, along with continuing challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. Historically, the spotlight has been on anorexia nervosa,…
ARFID: A Restrictive Eating Disorder That Can Occur Earlier Than AN
En español Detecting cases of ARFID with three practical tools. Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake, or ARFID, is a restrictive eating disorder that typically occurs nearly two years earlier than anorexia nervosa (AN).…
Mothers’ Concerns About Transferring An Eating Disorder
How mothers with an eating disorder deal with perceived risks to their children. The children of mothers with eating disorders are at increased risk of having an eating disorder, according to numerous…
From Across the Desk
One of our longest serving Board members, Cheryl Rock PhD, RD, is resigning after 34 years on the Eating Disorders Review Editorial Advisory Board. Active as a nutritional scientist for over two decades, Dr.…
Body Checking and Body Avoidance
An overlooked population: student and professional ballet dancers Messages promoting the benefits of thinness are all around us. Nowhere is this more marked than in a ballet studio. The very setting of…