Suicide and Binge-Eating Disorder
BY: Melissa Munn-Chernoff, PhD DATE: September 29, 2016 This September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in young adults1 and is common […]
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Weight Stigma Awareness Week 2016
BY: Christine Peat, PhD DATE: September 27, 2016 The dominant culture in the United States has become increasingly weight-focused. Women and men are inundated on a daily basis with commercials […]
Binge-Eating Disorder and Medical Risk
BY: Hunna Watson, PhD DATE: September 26, 2016 Recent research to come out of UNCs Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) in partnership with the Center for Eating Disorders […]
Measuring Body Dissatisfaction with Ecological Momentary Assessment
BY: Lizzie Baldwin DATE: September 22, 2016 As an increasingly large percentage of our population now owns smartphones, it is easier than ever to measure and research various mood and […]
Does Competitiveness Influence the Association Between Appearance-Related Factors and Disordered Eating?
BY: Abby Liles DATE: September 16, 2016 A study published in Body Image and conducted by Ms. Jenna Schleien and Dr. Anna Bardone-Cone at UNC – Chapel Hill evaluated whether […]
Microbiome: A New Direction in Understanding Anorexia Nervosa
BY: Stephanie Thomas, PhD DATE: September 1, 2016 The big buzz in research these days is “Microbiome”. It has even caught the attention of the White House. On May 13th […]
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