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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Feb. 25-Mar. 3

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, approximately 20 million women and 10 million men will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives.
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Q&A with Alice V. Ely, Ph.D. and Anne Cusak, Psy.D.

Binge-Eating Disorder

Researchers suspect that many more people suffer from binge-eating disorder (BED) than from anorexia and bulimia, but that cultural insensitivity and the lack of insurance coverage for treatment means that the disorder remains an invisible killer.
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The Binge and the Brain

Knowing where the line is when it comes to out-of-control impulse consumption is at the heart of binge-eating disorder (BED), a newly recognized mental condition that affects millions of people and that we are just beginning to better understand—from both a neurobiological and clinical standpoint.
measuring a man's waist
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Wired for Hunger: The Brain and Obesity

Because food is not always plentiful, humans have evolved to eat whenever it is available. Researchers are starting to tease out the brain circuits that elicit this “eat” message, a network that may contribute to today’s widespread obesity. Effective obesity treatment likely will involve combination of drugs, in addition to psychological approaches and exercise—not just a single pill.

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