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‘It all hinges on wellbeing’: UK school nurses’ crucial, underfunded role

Annie O’Neill, who visits 33 schools a term, has noticed a huge rise in problems such as eating disorders

The Guardian - UK

An Electronic Pill Inspired by Lizards Could Transform Medicine

Electrical stimulation therapy in pill form could offer nausea relief and help treat eating disorders.

Inverse

Eating disorders can take advantage of Ramadan fasting. So what are some solutions to help people cope?

As Ramadan draws to a close and Eid begins, the focus on fasting and feasting can be triggering for people with eating disorders. So what are some solutions to help people cope?

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MPs told of long wait before response to child eating disorders improves

Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health lead, told MPs it will take at least two years for new guidance to be consistently implemented.

The Independent UK

Eating disorders are rising. California bill would require schools to address body shaming

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As a teenager with dreams of becoming a professional dancer, Katie Kilbourn often found herself comparing her body to the ones she saw on stage. By age 16, she started engaging in disordered eating behaviors — initially restricting the food she consumed and later purging.

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Low awareness of body dysmorphic disorde

Fewer people are aware of the dangers of body dysmorphic disorder compared to the better-known eating disorders

Salon

Putting calories on menus is harmful to people with eating disorders, says research

More than 80% of those asked said it was detrimental

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Calories on menus are damaging for people with eating disorders, says charity

A survey for Beat found that eight in 10 people with experience of an eating disorder said calories on menus has negatively affected their recovery.

The Independent UK

Calories on menus damaging for people with eating disorders, charity warns

A survey for Beat found that eight in 10 people with experience of an eating disorder said calories on menus has negatively affected their recovery.

The Independent UK

The pandemic takes a toll on teens

What could account for such a steep increase in such a pervasive, insidious issue?

Salon

Eating disorders among teens have more than doubled during the pandemic. Here are the warning signs and what to do about them

A recent study estimated that 1 in 5 teens may struggle with disordered eating behaviors.

Fortune

Eating disorders among teens have more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic – here's what to watch for

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with worsening mental health among teens, including increasing numbers of patients with eating disorders. In fact, research indicates that the number of teens with eating disorders at least doubled during the pandemic.

The Conversation

Surge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action

Lawmakers in states including Colorado, California, Texas and New York are taking big, legislative swings at the eating disorder crisis

The Independent UK

‘I worry my young patients will die’: UK’s eating disorder services not fit, say GPs

Exclusive: doctors surveyed say young people forced to endure long waits as NHS services overwhelmed

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Older people have eating disorders too – but they're a largely ignored group

Josie (not her real name) has bulimia. She is prescribed steroids to manage a lung condition and heart failure and has gained a significant amount of weight as a result of using the drugs. Her body mass index (BMI) is over 35, which is in the obesity range. She was…

Evening Standard

Young Londoners with eating disorders face longest wait for treatment in UK

Just over half of children aged under 18 receiving treatment following routine referral in the capital

The Denver Post

Colorado — a national hub for eating disorder treatment — hopes to slow surging rate of stigmatized illness

DENVER — Two weeks after a routine trip to a health clinic turned into a psychiatric hospitalization, Emma Troughton was on a plane to Denver.

The Guardian - UK

Unregulated ‘eating disorder coaches’ putting people at risk, say experts

Exclusive: inadequately qualified coaches charging thousands claiming to offer support to people with eating disorders

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Chrsitie backs vision for safe and open space for all gymnasts

BODY SHAMING. Physical and verbal abuse. Draconian dietary measures and eating disorders.

Daily Record

Woman who beat eating disorders raises £3500 for West Lothian NHS staff that helped her

Amy Young raised over £3,500 for the Regional Eating Disorder Unit (REDU) at St John’s Hospital

Daily Mirror

Man whose anorexia 'nearly killed him' waited two years for NHS help before going private

Charlie struggled with crippling anorexia for years before he finally sought private help. He opens up about being ignored by NHS clinics and wants to challenge the sigma around men with eating disorders

Daily Mirror

Gwyneth Paltrow sparks concern over 'dangerous' diet promotion with odd dining request

Gwyneth Paltrow has been called out for 'glorifying eating disorders', with plus-size model Tess Holliday saying 'it's exhausting' to see people normalise restrictive eating

Wales Online

'My eating disorder left me so ill they sent me to a pyschiatric ward in England'

Georgia Taylor was sent far from home for treatment after she turned 18 because of a lack of support in Wales for young adults

ABC News

Across the country, young Australians want to break the stigma around eating disorders

Recovery is a lifelong journey, but across the country, young Australians are working to create open conversations around eating disorders.

Fortune

Obsessive thoughts about your appearance could be body dysmorphic disorder—these are the signs

It is a devastating, debilitating psychological condition.

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