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Anorexia recovery: 'I know the darkest of the darkest'
Lara Rebecca, 18, says she knows the "darkest of the darkest" after recovering from her eating disorder.
2 hours ago - BBC
The death of Charlotte Brontë from hyperemesis gravidarum and refeeding syndrome: A new perspective
Many theories have been advanced concerning the cause of Charlotte Bronte's death, none of which fully explain all the symptoms she experienced in the course of her final...
8 days ago - Clinical Nutrition
'My heart nearly stopped after hiding my anorexia from my family for four years'
Hope Virgo is now campaigning to improve eating disorder services in Wales
11 days ago - Wales online
Researchers reveal risks of eating disorders from childhood
Eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or hyperphagia - usually appear in adolescence and often leave young patients and their families helpless. These disorders...
16 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Persistent low body weight for young kids may place them at higher risk for anorexia nervosa later in adolescence
The study, co-authored by Zeynep Yilmaz, PhD, also found that persistent high body weight in young children may be a risk factor for later development of other eating disorders...
16 days ago - UNC Healthcare
Persistent low body weight in young kids increases risk for anorexia nervosa later, study finds
A new study has found that a persistent low body mass index in children, starting as young as age 2 for boys and 4 for girls, may be a risk factor for the development of...
16 days ago - ScienceDaily - 3 articles
Persistent low BMI in children may be a risk factor for developing anorexia nervosa
A new study has found that a persistent low body mass index in children, starting as young as age 2 for boys and 4 for girls, may be a risk factor for the development of...
17 days ago - News Medical
Olanzapine offers modest benefit in weight gain in adults with anorexia
Adult outpatients with anorexia nervosa who received olanzapine gained more weight each month on average than those who received placebo, study findings revealed. “Efforts to...
23 days ago - Healio
What It's Like To Be A Mom With An Eating Disorder
65% of women have “disordered relationship with food,” according to a study by the University of North Carolina, in partnership with Self magazine. This means they suffer from...
24 days ago - Scary Mommy
Recovering anorexic whose weight plummeted to 5st
Mhairi Stewart, 22, of Glasgow, ate just 300 calories a day and spent up to eight hours exercising while battling anorexia. She is now on the road to recovery.
26 days ago - Daily Mail
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