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FT. WORTH, Texas, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Is America obsessed with dieting? This thought-provoking question will be explored and exposed in the compelling new documentary, "America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments" by director Darryl Roberts. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/CG42761LOGO) Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center is hosting a free special screening of Roberts' new film. The event will be held from 6:00 - 9:30 p.m....
PEKIN, Ill., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Offered for the first time at the iaedp Foundation's Symposium 2012, members will be honored before their professional peers by the Awards Committee recently established by iaedp's Board of Directors. "Our dedicated members are a huge part of iaedp's success and growth," said Bonnie Harken, Managing Director at the iaedp Foundation. "We're very excited about incorporating the Awards Ceremony into our annual Symposium as an important, new...
Adolescents hospitalized with anorexia nervosa who receive treatment based on current recommendations for refeeding fail to gain significant weight during their first week in the hospital, according to a new study by UCSF researchers. The findings, published in the January issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health with an accompanying editorial, challenge the current conservative approach to feeding adolescents with anorexia nervosa during hospitalization for malnutrition. The American...
PEKIN, Ill., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation (iaedp) is proud to present its Second Annual "Imagine Me Beyond What You See" Body Image Mannequin Art Competition created in 2010 to promote healthy awareness and acceptance of body images. The competition incorporates mannequins to help create a unique and realistic palette for artistic expression. Entries are accepted from October 1, 2011 through January...
CHICAGO, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often leads to other mental health disorders, namely eating disorders, addiction and even suicide. Recently, one of the highest ranking officials in the Army, Gen. Peter Chiarelli, suggested the name of the condition should be changed to Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) because too many soldiers are not seeking proper treatment and are discouraged from understanding the condition. (Logo:...
PEKIN, Ill., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) launches its first "Winter Gala Celebration" December 3 at each of its 14 chapters, a groundbreaking nationwide initiative to raise scholarship money, promote awareness and inspire action regarding eating disorders. "We are uniting to do something never done before," said Bonnie Harken, managing director at the iaedp Foundation. "Eating disorders are one major challenge this...
A survey of more than 33,000 Italian high school students reveals that both underweight and overweight teens consume 20 to 40% more illegal drugs than their normal-weight peers. Further analysis showed that the relationship between these two factors was largely mediated by psychosocial factors such as self-esteem, parents' educational level, and friendships. Based on these results, the authors conclude that abnormal weight and substance abuse are not directly related in a cause-effect...
NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss pharmaceutical company that develops the slimming spray SENSASLIM, which is widely called "the model's miracle" due to its popularity with supermodels and celebrities, says its 20 years of obesity research has been reinforced by a Yale University study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation that found obesity is affected by how well a control system in the brain is working. U.S. researchers Dr. Kathleen Page and Dr. Dongju Seo...
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ANAD, a national non-profit organization headquartered in Illinois, aimed at preventing and alleviating the problems of eating disorders, has named Dr. Kim Dennis, Timberline Knolls' medical director, as a founding member of its newly established medical and scientific advisory board. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/CG42761LOGO</font>) "Along with other members of the board, Dr....
DENVER, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Is America obsessed with dieting? This thought-provoking question will be explored and exposed in the compelling new documentary, "America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments" by director Darryl Roberts. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/CG42761LOGO) Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center is hosting a free special screening of Roberts' new film. The event will be held from 6:30 - 10 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2011, at the...
