News and Features Related to Anorexia Nervosa

1. One Woman's Race Against Anorexia
   

   Food has consumed my thoughts in good and bad ways for several years. I used to wake up every morning thinking about what I was going to eat at each meal and how many calories I would burn with my daily workout. I became isolated from my friends and spent countless hours in my college dorm room in o

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2. Prozac Doesn't Stop Anorexia Relapse
   

   June 13, 2006 -- The antidepressant drug Prozac does not help prevent relapses in patients recovering from anorexia anorexia nervosa, new research shows. Researchers from Columbia University and University of Toronto compared treatment with Prozac (fluoxetine) to that with placebo in patients who ha

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3. Anorexia Treatment: No Magic Bullet
   

   April 18, 2006 -- Antidepressants and other drugs are not effective treatments for anorexia anorexia nervosa, but behavioral therapy can help prevent recovering anorexics from relapsing, according to findings from a review of eating disorder studies. The treatment picture was somewhat more encouragi

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4. Anorexia and Bulimia: Cracking the Genetic Code
   

   Not so long ago, doctors and therapists blamed anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders on overly controlling parents. When they first gained attention in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the diseases were often seen as psychosomatic -- the willful behavior of often-spoiled, privileged teenagers

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5. Pro-Anorexia Web Sites Prey on Insecurities
   

   My Princess Ana, Fragile Innocence: The cutesy names disguise the dark agenda of pro-anorexia web sites and message boards. On these sites, "Ana" means anorexia and "Mia" is bulimia. For many, "Ana" is a friend or enemy they all have in common. Pro-anorexia web sites are controversial -- providing "

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6. Controlled Exercise May Help Anorexia
   

   July 23, 2004 -- Women hospitalized for anorexia may gain more weight -- and feel less driven to exercise abuse -- when they take part in a safe-exercise program. The finding comes from patients at The Renfrew Center of Philadelphia, a residential treatment center for women with eating disorders. As

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7. Anorexia Is Hitting Older Women
   

   This isn't about any teenager: Wives, new mothers, professional women, and empty nesters are developing eating disorders. Women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s are showing signs of anorexia or bulimia. The problem often begins so subtly that neither she nor her family realizes what's happening, expe

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8. Orthorexia: Good Diets Gone Bad
   

   Nov. 17, 2000 -- Her parents are health food nuts, says the 32-year-old North Carolina woman, who asks that her name not be used. "I can't remember a time when they weren't. It just got worse over the years ... much worse since they retired." When she was a child, her parents first phased sugar from

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