Prevalence of Disordered Eating
Did you know that 30 million people of all ages and genders suffer from disordered eating (DE)?1 Those who are at highest risk for DE: Teenage girls2 Young adult women2 History of dieting2 Preoccupation with weight2 Negative body image2 Psychological and Emotional...
Tips to Preventing A Binge During the Holidays
The holidays can be especially triggering for those who struggle with eating disorders, such as binge eating. A common thread among all eating disorders is the cycle of guilt around food and desire for control when it comes to eating behaviors. Healthy Behaviors that...
Eating Disorders Affect Us All
Recently, greater attention has been given to the diversity of individuals afflicted by disordered eating – historically associated with young, white women of privilege, characterized by extreme thinness and restrictive behaviors. Fortunately, this misconception is...
Understanding Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Children and Adolescents
For many parents, the hope is that their picky eater will just “grow out of it”, however, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are putting greater attention on the fact that some children may actually be suffering from an eating disorder known as...
Breaking the Cycle of Pleasure & Guilt
A look at how food affects mood and vice versa as explained in a recent article written by Jeff Wise of CNN.com entitled “Breaking the Cycle of Pleasure & Guilt”. Often we hear the phrase, “you are what you eat” but it may be just as accurate to say, “your food...
Understanding Binge Eating Disorder
You’ve probably heard this term before: Binge Eating Disorder, commonly referred to as BED. But, what is it exactly? Do you fall into this category? Overall, people tend to see or hear the word “disorder” or “disease” and think, ‘that’s scary…I don’t have that.’ ...
How Behavioral Therapy will Help You Stop Binge Eating
Typical binge foods tend to be composed of refined sugars, high in carbohydrates and high in fat. For instance, people who binge eat generally don’t binge on foods like fruit or vegetables, but rather on foods at quantities like gallons of ice cream, donuts, pasta,...
Treatment for Eating Disorders, Binging and Disordered Eating Habits
Behavioral, psychological and social factors: Reasons for developing disordered eating include a complex mixture of biological, environmental, behavioral, psychological and social factors. Family, peers, and significant others can all have an impact on the...
Tips for Overcoming Binging at Night
Are you waking up in the middle of the night unable to fall back to sleep without eating a meal, or find yourself sleep-walking to the refrigerator and noticing in the morning the evidence of your night eating episode? If you are unable to fall asleep at night until...
Eat. Sleep. Repeat: Learn How You Can Disrupt the Sugar Fix Cycle with Sleep
Research has suggested that the common cravings for sugar may be related to low levels of serotonin (5-HT), a mood-regulating neurotransmitter. Serotonin is also responsible for our sleep cycle, our mood, not to mention-how inclined we may be to eat an extra cupcake...
