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June 30, 2006
Bono hoping to fight national obesity problem
U.S.Rep. Mary Bono introduced legislation yestersday to combat a killer that each year takes the lives of tens of thousands of Americans and costs the United States billions of dollars — obesity.
Boys Pressured To Having Right "Body Image"
A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology has found that pressure from peers and the media for boys to fit physical ideals can lead to eating disorders,
Anorexia May Not Be Psychological
This week researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden announced that the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia may be biological diseases rather than psychological problems.
Denis Quaid Suffered Anorexia
Dennis Quaid has told reporters that he suffered with Anorexia for years after he lost 40 pounds to play Doc Holliday in the cowboy drama 'Wyatt Earp' in 1994.
Miss GB Finalist Suffers Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Despite being a successful model and reaching the finals of Miss Great Britain. Racheal Baughan is convinced she is ugly. She is suffering from Body Dysmorphic Disorder which doctors say is being encouraged by television makeover shows which promote plastic surgery.
Desperately Thin Housewives
The Daily Mail has an interesting article and photo story on the rapidly vanishing stars of Desperate Housewives. When the show first started they were all healthy normal healthy looking actresses, now they all appear to be taking part in some kind of competitive dieting contest.
Mirror Therapy Helps Body Image Problems
The Journal of Eating Disorders reports that women experiencing body image problems have benefitted from receiving mirror therapy. This new form of therapy consists of learning that realistically looking at one's own body in objective terms can alter the automatic, negative judgments that would normally arise in individuals with body image disorder. According to Dr. Sherrie S. Delinsky of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston "the goal is to help women let go of their constant self-criticism and learn how to better respond to distressing thoughts about their bodies".
More Studies On Men & Bulimia
The Scottish Executive has reported that gay men may be particularly at risk from developing bulimia especially at stressful times such as when deciding to "come out".
Record Number Of Men With Bulimia
The Scotsman reports the latest figures available show that the number of scottish men going to their doctor for help in combating the disease rose by 700 per cent between 2000-1 and 2004-5.