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Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: anorexia nervosa + body image + weight  Related to the article below (Last Update: 7/1/2008)

Purging Disorder: The Little-Known Facts
Informative Post, OH -
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by the inability to consistently maintain adequate body weight, an intense fear of becoming obese, and an unrealistic, ...
Men struggle with eating disorders, too, because of media images
The Ranger, TX -
The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders states on its Web site that 1 million of the 8 million Americans with eating disorders ...
To eat or not to eat?
Times of India, India - Jun 16, 2008
Avni has Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by an irrational fear of becoming fat coupled with a constant pursuit of ...
Reader can?t self-diagnose anorexia, needs to see doctor
Wilmington News Journal, OH, OH - Jun 23, 2008
Answer: Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that is also a psychological problem. People with anorexia are overly obsessed with losing weight and dieting ...

PR Web (press release)
New Book Helps Teens and Pre-Teens Feel 'Picture Perfect' in Time ...
PR Web (press release), WA - Jun 2, 2008
Consider these statistics: According to the nonprofit organization Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders, Inc., more than half of teenage girls are, ...
Eating disorders targeted
The Republican - MassLive.com, MA - Jun 7, 2008
As defined by Walden, anorexia nervosa is characterized by an aversion to eating and a fear of gaining weight. Bulimia nervosa is a condition in which ...

Canada.com
Skinny stars send the wrong message
Canada.com, Canada - Jun 3, 2008
Shyla Stewart, 18, of Vancouver, battles anorexia nervosa on a daily basis. "Unfortunately it's a big part of my life," she admits. "I'm getting outpatient ...
Research claims almost a fifth of teens affected by eating disorders
Easier (press release), UK - Jun 11, 2008
The Eating Disorders Unit at Cygnet Hospital Ealing offers outpatient and inpatient treatment for a full range of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa ...
Teens urged to build self-esteem 'from the inside out'
Nova News Now, Canada - Jun 3, 2008
... anorexia nervosa then bulimia ? for 12 years, from age 11 to 23, resulting from a combination of poor self-esteem and peer pressure over body image. ...
Eating Disorders: Risk Varies By Age And Gender
Medical News Today, UK - Jun 2, 2008
Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are syndromes that involve compulsive eating or compulsive undereating, and they generally ...
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[CITATION] … and Extent of Body-Image Disturbances in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: A Meta-Analysis -
TF Cash, EA Deagle III
... Variable Description Clinical group Anorexia nervosa 23 studies (34.8%) Bulimia
nervosa 30 studies ... perceptual 40 effects (28.4%) Body-part perceptual ...

[PDF] The Eating Attitudes Test: An index of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa -
DM Garner, PE Garfinkel - Psychological Medicine, 1979 - river-centre.org
... 0, Anorexia nervosa subjects ... reflecting: (a) food pre? occupation, (b) body image
for thinness, (c ... eating, and (g) perceived social pressure to gain weight. ...

The eating attitudes test: psychometric features and clinical correlates. -
DM Garner, MP Olmsted, Y Bohr, PE Garfinkel - Psychol Med, 1982 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... to bulimia, weight, body-image variables and psychological symptoms. Whereas there
are no differences between bulimic and restricter anorexia nervosa patients ...

Men and body image: are males satisfied with their body weight? -
A Drewnowski - Psychosomatic Medicine, 1987 - Am Psychosomatic Soc
... been com- pared to women with anorexia nervosa (16 ... prevalence of bulimia (4).
Dissatisfaction with body image in the ... also operate in the direction of weight gain ...

Body image disturbances in anorexia nervosa and obesity -
DM Garner - Psychosomatic Medicine, 1976 - Am Psychosomatic Soc
... with question remains unanswered as to anorexia nervosa may be ... any way lead to a
decreased body tion of disturbed experiences in patients image disturbance. ...

Anorexia nervosa and" reverse anorexia" among 108 male bodybuilders. -
HG Pope Jr, DL Katz, JI Hudson - Compr Psychiatry, 1993 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... Disorders of body image, including both anorexia nervosa and its reverse form,
may occur frequently in men who lift weights regularly. ...

Perceptual and Conceptual Disturbances in Anorexia Nervosa -
H BRUCH - Psychosomatic Medicine, 1962 - Am Psychosomatic Soc
... What is pathognomic of anorexia nervosa is not the ... showing evidence of marked
body-image disturbance, are ... cifically delusional about their weight and appearance ...

EFFECTS OF CARDIAC STRESS DURING A VERY-LOW-CALORIE DIET AND EXERCISE PROGRAM IN OBESE WOMEN -
… , C DIETERS, BIDIN ANOREXIA-NERVOSA, B BODY-IMAGE, … - garfield.library.upenn.edu
... B, DREON DM, WOOD PD DIET VS EXERCISE IN WEIGHT MAINTENANCE - THE ... 3706, 6, 56, 3706
WARAH A BODY-IMAGE DISTURBANCE IN ANOREXIA-NERVOSA - BEYOND BODY ...

The genetic epidemiology of bulimia nervosa. -
KS Kendler, C MacLean, M Neale, R Kessler, A Heath … - Am J Psychiatry, 1991 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... 3) a history of wide weight fluctuation, dieting ... exercise, 4) a slim ideal body image,
5) low ... was found between bulimia and anorexia nervosa, alcoholism, panic ...

[CITATION] The development and validation of the Body Shape Questionnaire -
PJ Cooper, MJ Taylor, Z Cooper, CG Fairburn - International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1987
... of average body weight, 39% reported that they thought ... A disturbance of body image
has long been recognized ... a central feature of anorexia nervosa (Bruch, 1962 ...

Source: Google Scholar

Anorexia nervosa occurs when a person is consumed with body image, loses weight and often exercises compulsively. Although it can affect people of any age or gender, the American Academy of Family Physicians says it is most prevalent in teenage girls.

People with anorexia typically think they are fat, even though they may be very thin, and take drastic measures to lose weight.

Anorexics usually eat small portions of no- or low-calorie foods, often exercise compulsively, and are afraid of gaining weight or being overweight.

Other symptoms include no menstruation, dry or pale skin, hair loss, feeling cold, irritability and frequent illness. If the disease progresses for too long, an anorexic may die of starvation.

Anorexia is usually treated with counseling, and often hospitalization to address the underlying emotional issues. Many people with anorexia do not want or believe that they need help, making emotional support from family members and friends very important, the AAFP says.

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Down Syndrome Survival Rate Increasing; Racial Disparities Exist in a Large Metropolitan Area

Children with Down syndrome are living longer, according to a new study, "Survival in Infants with Down Syndrome, Metropolitan Atlanta, 1979-1998," published in the June 2006 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics. The study examined the survival of 645 infants with Down syndrome in the Atlanta metropolitan area. It showed that nearly 93 percent of infants with Down syndrome now survive the first year and nearly 90 percent of affected infants survive the first 10 years. CDC is now conducting a similar study in 10 other states to observe if the survival rates of infants with Down syndrome are the same as in Atlanta.

Despite an overall increase in survival, the study showed continued racial disparities among children with Down syndrome. By age 20, blacks with this condition are still more than seven times as likely to die as whites.
"The finding that children with Down syndrome are living longer means we need to ensure that appropriate medical, residential, social and community services are available for adults with Down syndrome," said Dr. José Cordero, assistant surgeon general and director of the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. "In addition, studies are needed to better understand why white children have better survival than black children."

Down syndrome, caused by a chromosome abnormality, occurs in one in 800 births. Several factors affect the chances of survival, including race, presence of a heart defect, and low birth weight. Nearly half of all children with Down syndrome have a congenital heart defect. Among white infants, those with congenital heart defects are eight times more likely to die than those without heart defects.

The study did not identify the reasons for the racial disparity. Although it looked at mother's age, education, and birth weight of the baby, the study did not have access to many factors that may affect differences in health including: socioeconomic status, insurance coverage, community support, medical or surgical treatment of serious complications or access to, use of, or quality of preventative health care.

"A better understanding of the causes of death in Down syndrome will lead to improved health care and subsequently to longer and healthier lives for all people with this condition," added Dr. Cordero.
The study identified infants with Down syndrome in a five-county area of metropolitan Atlanta, determined when these children died using death certificates and medical records, and used statistical methods to evaluate what factors predicted shorter survival.

For more information on birth defects in the United States, visit http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd.

 
 
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