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World Eating Disorders Action Day is observed each year on June 2. This event was… Read More
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UPDATE: Eating Disorders in Those Receiving Medicare
Healthcare spending for older adults is significant, including the cost of care for eating disorders,… Read More
Update: Exploring Genetic Causes Determining Body Weight
Genetic markers continue to point the way to underlying causes of AN, BN, and BED. … Read More
Update: Brain Signals Differ in Certain Mental Health Disorders
Symptoms of anorexia are affected by differences in the mid-insula. Many people with mental health… Read More
Update: A Challenge to Current Anorexia Treatment
The overall effects of current psychological approaches to treating adults with anorexia nervosa were recently… Read More
Update: Another Effect of the Pandemic: Higher Rates of Hospitalizations for People with EDs
The University of Michigan recently reported that teens with eating disorders were twice as likely… Read More
Update: Investigating the Genetics of Eating Disorders
We are increasingly aware of the genetic basis of AN but know far less about… Read More
Update: More Effects of COVID 19
The National Eating Disorders Association recently reported a 41% increase in messages to its telephone… Read More
UPDATE: COVID-19 and its Effects on ED Research
The risks and effects of COVID-19 have reached far into the world of eating disorders… Read More
Update: ED Patients and the Costs of the Pandemic
A recent survey of 1000 people with eating disorders in the US (n=511) and the… Read More
Update: Eating Disorders PSA: A New Act to Help Prevent Disordered Eating in Schools
The Eating Disorders Prevention in Schools Act of 2020 (Eating Disorders PSA) was first introduced… Read More
Update: A Medicare Boon for those with EDs
Until very recently, Medicare did not cover programs and services that used remote audio-only telephone… Read More