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Eating disorder symptoms, weight and shape concerns in women ages 50 and above.

Eating disorder symptoms and weight and shape concerns in a large web-based convenience sample of women ages 50 and above: Results of the gender and body image (GABI) study Author Interview: Cynthia Bulik, PhD Director of the University of North … Continue reading

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Elevated pre-morbid weights in bulimic individuals are usually surpassed post-morbidly: Dr. Lowe

Author Interview: Professor Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D.  Professor,Department of Psychology Drexel University Philadelphia, PA What are the main findings of the study? 1.        Women with bulimia nervosa, who usually have above-average body weights before they develop their eating disorder, typically lose a … Continue reading

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Role of genetics in recovering from eating disorders

A substantial number of people with eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa have a chronic course. They are severely underweight and have a high likelihood of dying from malnutrition. No treatment has been found that helps people who are chronically … Continue reading

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