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Eating Disorders - Articles
Disordered eating and eating disorders
by
Carrie A.
Posted
Tue 15 Sep 2009 10:02pm
The Twitter-sphere has been discussing the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders (specifically EDNOS ) today. I haven't responded, in part because I like... that I don't necessarily have all the answers, but that these are answers that are worth having.
To start forming these answers, we first need to define "disordered eating
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Parsing disordered eating from an eating disorder
by
Laura
Posted
Fri 26 Feb 2010 5:08am
One of my blog's commenters beautifully and concisely described the difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder:
Anonymous said...
Most people who..., and their biology responds in exactly the opposite way, signalling them to eat less and less. The first group has disordered eating. The second has an eating disorder. The difference is clear
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Blurring the Lines: Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
by
Melissa H.
Posted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 9:25pm
When I began blogging, I always considered being a disordered eater a separate entity from having an eating disorder.
After all, every woman seems to be a “disordered....
Accepting my obsession (my disordered eating behaviors) as a problem was half the battle. Healing through blogging and professional therapy would be the second.
In truth, for well
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Male Eating Disorders - Do Boys and Men Get Eating Disorders?
by
Dr. Sari Shepphird
Posted
Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:01pm
It is still surprising to me the degree to which eating disorders are considered solely a female issue.
Yes, most cases of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are in females, but to consider eating disorders a "female issue" is to deny appropriate attention (and in some cases access to treatment!) to tens of thousands, and upward, of males.
So
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Eating Disorders - Helping a Friend Get Eating Disorder Residential Treatment
by
laallen
Posted
Sun 01 Nov 2009 12:00am
Helping The Helper: Helping a Friend Get Eating Disorder Residential Treatment
Dos and Don'ts
Do:
• Talk with the person when there is plenty of privacy and time for them... you believe indicate an eating disorder.
• Focus the conversation on your concern for them. That you may believe that he has a problem with eating, body image, or weight
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Male Eating Disorders Part II: Male Subgroups and Eating Disorder Risk
by
Dr. Sari Shepphird
Posted
Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:01pm
Just as is true of females with eating disorders, there appear to be certain subgroups who are at higher risk for developing eating disorders.
For example, athletes whose....
In addition, higher rates of eating disorders have also been reported in homosexual and bisexual males, with incidence reports as high as 20%. Other studies, however, have found
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Eating Disorders Awareness Week - Waging War Against Eating Disorders!
by
Dr. Sari Shepphird
Posted
Thu 05 Mar 2009 2:41pm
I am pleased to report that last week, some very valuable efforts around the Country really made an impact in the fight against eating disorders.
For example, in multiple... by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma and Senator Patricia Wiggins. The resolution made the week of February 23, 2009 officially recognized as National Eating Disorder Awareness Week in the state
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Do I Have Binge Eating Disorder Because I Stress Eat?
by
Linda
Posted
Sat 11 Oct 2008 12:00am
Binge-eating disorder, as it is called, is considered a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food. Experts are not sure what causes binge eating disorder, but it seems to run in families. Experts think that cultural attitudes about body shape and weight also play a role. Anxiety, depression, or stress
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