How Weight Stigma Affects Eating
By KRISTIN JAVARAS Published: December 5, 2014 In a cleverly designed study published earlier this year, researchers looked at what happens when young women are exposed to negative messages about being […]
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Negative Energy Balance: A Biological Trap for People Prone to Anorexia Nervosa
For most people, negative energy balance (expending more energy than you consume) is an unpleasant state. Negative energy balance, even in the form of a delayed meal, can lead to […]
Memory Biases in Binge-Eating Disorder
By KRISTIN JAVARAS Published: August 6, 2014 Individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED) frequently have binge-eating episodes where they consume large amounts of food (e.g., at least two meals’ worth at once) […]
Anorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative helped by Recovery Record to Crack the Genetic Code of Anorexia
By CYNTHIA BULIK Published: August 6, 2014 Genetics research has traditionally been hampered by difficulty attaining large sample sizes. Recovery Record, the world’s largest mobile eating disorder community for practitioners […]
NEDA Week 2014!
There’s still time to get involved with National Eating Disorder Awareness Week at UNC! Show your support and get involved! Take a look at the UNC NEDA flyer! National Eating Disorders […]
Order of the Chocolate Fish
By CYNTHIA BULIK Published: January 09, 2013 There’s no better way to start the year than with honoring new inductees into the Order of the Chocolate Fish. The first honors of […]
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