By mapping neural circuits that lead to the brain's feeding control center, scientists hope to gather clues that might help in the treatment of obesity and eating disorders. It s become fashionable these days to deride the emaciated model look that is currently held up as the ideal for us women. Some children think they should look like movie stars. Overweight girls as young as five don t like themselves. Parents dieting makes kids think they should, too.
Kids develop bad eating habits watching television.
Conquering 'nature's stair master' Seven years ago at age 52 I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. As a runner who had rarely missed a day in 15 years and who had developed a healthy diet habit, I might not be considered a likely candidate. It s the end of January. Two researchers from the University of Toronto aren t surprised. In the latest issue of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, the team describes the so-called false hope syndrome.