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Thirty-five percent of U.S. men ages 18 to 25 and 42 percent of women in the same age group say they do not have time to sit down for a meal. Researchers at the University of Minnesota say the study of 1,687 adults ages 18 to 25 found a majority agreed they enjoy social eating, and feel it is important to have social eating experiences as well as regular meals. But because of constraints on their time from school or work, a significant portion of respondents regularly have to eat on the...

Women with bulimia nervosa appear to respond more impulsively during psychological testing than those without eating disorders, and brain scans show differences in areas responsible for regulating behavior, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Bulimia nervosa often begins in the adolescent or young adult years, according to background information in the article. "Primarily affecting girls and women, it is...

Middle-age women not practicing restraint in eating have twice the risk of substantial weight gain, a U.S. researcher says. The Brigham Young University study, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, finds women who do not become more restrained with eating were 138 percent more likely to put on 6.6 pounds or more. Some suggest that restrained eating is not a good practice, study lead author Larry Tucker of Brigham Young University says in a statement. Given the environmental...

U.S. researchers say group-based treatment programs may help overweight children lose weight. The study, published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, found that after six months, the children in a weight management treatment program were 4 percent less overweight, while children in the control group were about 3 percent more overweight. Researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville said that although the weight changes seem modest, the children's weight loss...

Poor perceptions of weight pre-pregnancy can lead to excessive weight gain during pregnancyBody image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they're thinner or more obese than they actually are. Researchers led by Temple University's Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, have found that this misperception is associated with excess weight gain during pregnancy "“ which can cause complications for both mother and...

Animal studies show sugar dependenceA Princeton University scientist will present new evidence today demonstrating that sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many drugs of abuse.Professor Bart Hoebel and his team in the Department of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have been studying signs of sugar addiction in rats for years. Until now, the rats under study have met two of the three elements of...

PHOENIX, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As the current economy crisis deepens, many individuals with eating disorders are worried about treatment and not seeking the help they desperately require. "The danger of not seeking help for an eating disorder can be very serious because they can cause many medical complications, even death," said David Wall, PhD, director of psychological services at Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders (http://www.remudaranch.com/). "Eating disorders...

Speed eating may be a big contributing factor to the obesity epidemic, according to Japanese researchers. Researchers from Osaka University studied the eating habits of 3,000 people and found that speed eating could be enough to double a person's risk of being overweight. Their findings, reported in the British Medical Journal, show the importance of eating styles are to adding unwanted weight. For the study, Japanese volunteers aged 30 to 69 were asked about their eating habits. About half...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is leading a clinical trial to compare Web-assisted therapy and face-to-face group therapy for bulimia nervosa. Principal investigator Cynthia M. Bulik of the UNC Eating Disorders Program said that for individuals with bulimia nervosa -- an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging behaviors -- face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy has been considered the gold standard of treatment. Researchers at the University of North...

This week, Latino author and multicultural advocate Rudy Ruiz has published an essay on his own personal experience with eating disorders. The work, titled "The Ghost of Gordolfo Gelatino," appears in GOING HUNGRY, a collection of essays by previously published writers on desire, self-denial and overcoming anorexia. Edited by New York culture writer Kate Taylor, the book (published by Anchor, a division of Random House) also features Louise Gluck (a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet), Jennifer Egan...