But I had become too weak, and I only wanted to use what energy I had to focus on not
eating.
Dying to be thin: even though she was pretty and popular, Jennifer only saw fat and ugly when she looked in the mirror. She shares with us the devastation of struggling with anorexia
The new study, published in the January American Journal of Psychiatry, focused on 139 patients admitted to a Johns Hopkins treatment program for
eating disorders between January 2000 and February 2003.
Starved for assistance: coercion finds a place in the treatment of two eating disorders
In fact, she adds, "people who eat more fruits and vegetables can get away with
eating a higher-fat diet and still be lower in body weight, because the water in fruits and vegetables dilutes the calorie density."
New 'Year's resolutions: beans, berries, bran, & beyond
Stadd recommends
eating full-fat organic yogurts--but
eating less of them, since flavor lost when fat is removed is often made up for in added sugars.
It's alive! Yogurt's health secret is live bacterial cultures
What Pollan fails to explicitly acknowledge, or perhaps even to concede at all, is that his brand of boutique
eating is a luxury good.
How the upper crust eats: food as a status symbol
But Brooks emphasizes that the issue is far more complicated: "While there is truth to this idea, it's more likely the ease that
eating disorders develop when there are many factors at work over time, including family pressures, shame, and mixed messages about food, appearance, and weight.
Wasting away: what's driving young gay men to starve, binge, and purge?
Choose these high-protein foods at home and when you are
eating out.
Teen athletes: the weight-gain battle
Wash fruits and vegetables well before
eating and thoroughly cook shellfish.
Make your pregnancy a healthy one
Eating disorders among teens are much less common than obesity is.
Eating troubles
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Eating out is the easy way to get meals we enjoy."
Where should we eat?
The effects of overeating and under-exercising are staggering, but camps have a role to play in addressing this public health problem and in encouraging healthy
eating and active living among campers and staff.
Kids and healthy lifestyles: how camps can help
Some studies have shown that people who eat fish tend to consume less meat and cheese, and may tend toward
eating other healthy foods like vegetables and brown rice.
Facing facts about fish
To determine the prevalence of diphyllobothriasis, we added a standard question about
eating raw fish to our admission protocol from September 2004 to January 2005.
Diphyllobothriasis, Brazil
We have forgotten that
eating is about nourishing our cells with the nutrients they need to function so that we may thrive.
5 steps to a healthier diet
Bedford High has some interesting
eating customs that go back a few decades.
What's for lunch? A restaurant critic goes to the school cafeteria