Category: Eating disorders

Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite

From the SUNY Downstate Medical Center media release: Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the… Read more »

Passing bowls family-style teaches day-care kids to respond to hunger cues, fights obesity

From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences media release: When children and child-care providers sit around a table together at mealtime, passing bowls and serving… Read more »

Fear of being too skinny may put teen boys at risk for depression, steroid use

From the APA media release: Teenage boys who think they’re too skinny when they are actually a healthy weight are at greater risk of being depressed as teens and as… Read more »