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Eating disorders on the rise: What you need to know

More kids than ever before are dealing with eating disorders in the United States, and the problem is showing up much earlier, too. According to a study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, children under 12 who were hospitalized for an eating disorder increased by 119 percent between 1999 and 2006.And it’s not just affecting girls and young women. A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that 10 to 15 percent of males suffer from eating disorders as well.“Every time I looked at myself, I saw this huge stomach, love handles and a bald head,” said Brian Cuban, author of Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder.The younger brother of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Brian said he was “fat-shamed” by his mother, as well as bullied and physically assaulted at school, leading him to develop body dysmorphic disorder – a condition that causes a person to have a distorted view of his or her body.About a third of people who are ...

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  1. About 4 Million Kids In The U.S. Diagnosed As ‘Severely Obese ’

    While it appears the rate of obesity among children has leveled off, the American Heart Association is reporting that the number of kids who are "severely obese" con...

  2. Want fruit with your burger? McDonald's expands anti-obesity push

    Hold the fries, pass the salad. McDonald's Corp on Thursday said it would offer healthy options as part of its popular value meals, letting customers choose a side s...

  3. The Fat-Fighting 4: Supernutrients that outsmart diabetes

    The Diabetes DTOUR Diet is based on new research that found that certain nutrients in foods are powerful at balancing blood sugar and encouraging weight loss."And wh...

  4. Obesity tied to semi-frequent migraines, study finds

    Overweight and obese people are at higher-than-average risk of migraines, suggests a new study.Researchers looking at so-called episodic migraines - headaches that o...

  5. Organizations Strive to Solve the Latino Childhood Obesity Epidemic

    Salud America is a research network and online portal with a unique goal.The organization is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and encompasses...

  6. Eat more, weigh less? Study provides clues for new fat-loss therapies in humans

    Anyone who’s attempted to lose weight by cutting calories and logging more treadmill time has probably wished for a way to somehow speed up their slimdown.Now, scien...

  7. Weight loss should be first line of defense against sleep apnea

    The best way to fight sleep apnea is to lose weight, MedPage Today reported.In a paper published by the American College of Physicians, researchers reviewed studies ...

  8. Obese Mothers Put Children at Higher Risk of Asthma

    Pregnant women who are obese put their children at higher risk of developing asthma compared to mothers of normal weight, a large study in Sweden has found.The study...

  9. Body fat tied to heart risks in normal-weight adults

    New evidence suggests older adults with a healthy weight but high percentage of body fat are at increased risk of heart-related diseases and death.Looking at data on...

  10. CDC: National Childhood Obesity Rate Shows First Sign Of Decline

    For the first time in many years, the rate of childhood obesity among U.S. kids appears to be declining.In 18 states, there were at least slight drops in obesity for...

  11. American Medical Association votes to recognize obesity as a disease

    In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted on Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a n...

  12. Scientists find how 'obesity gene' makes people fat

    Scientists have unraveled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger, opening up potential new ways to fight a growing g...

  1. 1 in 4 American dogs and cats is overweight

    Do you own a portly pooch or a corpulent kitty? Unfortunately, the answer in the United States is all too likely to be yes.Nearly one in every four dogs and cats in ...

  2. Heart docs call for help for severely obese kids

    Rates of overweight and obesity in U.S. children and teens may be leveling off, but kids at the extreme - the severely obese - are still swelling in numbers and need...

  3. Teen health program fights obesity , depression

    A skills-building program offered as part of high school health classes may help prevent obesity, depression and drinking among teenagers, a new study suggests."Our ...

  4. Mississippi Has Most Obese Kids; Oregon the Least

    The childhood obesity epidemic is hitting some states much harder than others, threatening to further worsen geographic disparities in health, new research shows.Adu...

  5. Are C-Sections Fueling the Obesity Epidemic ?

    Young adults born via Cesarean section are more likely to be obese than those delivered vaginally, suggesting C-sections could be feeding the obesity epidemic, resea...

  6. Researcher finds biological risk factor underlying obesity -related cancers

    Being overweight or obese is known to be associated with an array of health issues, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. But obesity and poor nutrition can a...

  7. Is your baby overweight ? What you need to know

    Chubby babies and toddlers are adorable, but with the childhood obesity epidemic on the minds of most parents, paying attention to those few extra pounds is more imp...

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