Those with eating disorders are sometimes treated with cognitive remediation therapy, which helps individuals understand the thinking behind their behaviors and develop ways of changing that thinking. While there are many facets to eating disorder therapy, many healthcare providers believe that this type of therapy is most helpful in treating those with eating disorders.
The United States is a food paradise, with offerings from around the world available in any supermarket. Families can go months, even years, without repeating a week’s menu because the options are so plentiful.
Diet sodas have long been my weakness. I’ve always sort of known it in the back of my mind, but researchers have recently confirmed that my favorite low-calorie consumable is actually making me, and the other 60 percent of Americans who drink it, fat.
As a society, we are quick to judge those who developed an addiction to drugs or alcohol, but we fail to see our own challenges when it comes to cravings. In reality, many of us have our own “addictions” that we often laugh off as a quirk when in fact they could be affecting our [...]
An eating disorder is often a closely-guarded secret, with disordered behaviors occurring behind closed doors and excuses. Individuals with eating disorders learn how to navigate social situations and binge or purge in private. The shame that accompanies both anorexia and bulimia often keeps an eating disorder private for an extended period of time.
It is interesting to study the concepts of addiction and how it works within certain individuals. Scientists for years have been trying to determine why a specific substance is addictive for one individual and not for another.
Research has determined that there is a strong correlation between addiction to drugs and an addiction to eating. Now, scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have shown that the same molecular mechanisms that drive people to a drug addiction also impact the compulsion to overeat – leading to obesity. A Science Daily release recently focused [...]
