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- ***The Destructive Culture of Dieting - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2015 from Rebecca CooperWeight problems and food addictions have become a national epidemic. At any given time, twenty five million Americans are seriously dieting. Only 1 out of every 200 dieters lose their weight and keep it off for a year or more. Although there are more diet programs and weight loss products ...
Views: 1921(1 vote) - ***Celebrity Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2014 from Rebecca CooperThe shame, guilt and misunderstanding of eating disorders makes it hard for anyone to come forward to get help, but it is so much harder for a public figure to do so. Celebrities may put their fame, career and acting opportunities on the line and open themselves to, ridicule and criticism if ...
Views: 2151(2 votes) - ***The Inconvenient Truth About Male Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2014 from Rebecca CooperToday researchers find that for every four females with anorexia, there is one male, and for every 8-11 females with bulimia, there is one male. (American Journal of Psychiatry) The majority of men suffer with Binge Eating Disorder and the majority does not get treatment until they have ...
Views: 1835(1 vote) - ***A Day in the Life of a Bulimic - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from Rebecca CooperThe way I learned to deal with my feelings was not to feel. One of the ways I learned to do this was to think of something different. For instance, I looked forward to getting some candy from the little store on my way home from school. I would get a cola soft drink and a frosted pastry or ...
Views: 2518(1 vote) - Addictions and Food - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from Rebecca CooperOver the years I have been asked if there is such a thing as food addiction. First, let’s look at what is an addiction? Here is one definition: An addiction causes people to engage in a recurring activity that causes harm to the person. It is often described as a compulsion to engage in some ...
Views: 2319(2 votes) - ***Secret Sufferings in Plain Sight - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2013 from Rebecca CooperAmy Winehouse’s brother, Alex, reported to the Observer Magazine (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/23/amy-winehouse-growing-up-sister) that he believes Bulimia killed his sister. Although the family knew Amy suffered from an eating disorder since her early teens, Alex says no ...
Views: 2310 - Male Eating Disorders made Public - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Rebecca CooperRecently, People Magazine came out with an article about Ashley Hamilton talking openly about his struggles with an eating disorder. I applaud Ashley for coming out about having an eating disorder. The shame, guilt and misunderstanding of eating disorders makes it hard for anyone to come forward ...
Views: 2164(1 vote) - ***7 Reasons Why Diets Don’t Work - by Submitted on May 17, 2013 from Rebecca CooperHave you been on more than one diet? How many? Just answering that question tells you a lot. If diets worked you would not be spending your money on one diet (plan, book, program, supplement, diet foods, pill, etc.) after another. Marketdata Enterprises, Inc. (2011), an independent market ...
Views: 3227(2 votes) - ***Chapter 1 – Facing the Fact that Diets Don’t Work - by Submitted on May 03, 2013 from Rebecca CooperHave you ever dieted and gained the weight back? Statistics show that sixty-six percent of the American population is overweight. Only one out of 200 dieters loses the weight and keeps it off for a year or more. Out of the 25 million Americans that are seriously dieting in the United States 40 ...
Views: 2076 - Sugar Addiction - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2013 from Rebecca CooperProven to be more addictive than cocaine, a closer look at Sugar may help to explain America’s rise in obesity, diabetes and the new focus on food addiction. A 2007 study (Lenoir, Serre, Cantin, Ahmed), found that intense sweetness surpasses cocaine reward even in addicted and drug-sensitized ...
Views: 2637(1 vote) - ***Do Sororities Cause Eating Disorders? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2013 from Rebecca Cooper“A binge-purge party is a harmless way to enjoy some fattening foods without getting fat”, my patient told me. “At my sorority a few of us girls would buy all of the forbidden and fattening foods we have been denying ourselves. Then we would have a binge-purge party. It’s a way to have your cake ...
Views: 1902 - ***Eating Disorders in Older Women - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Rebecca CooperThere are now more overweight people in the US than any time in history. Obesity is costing our healthcare system over $147 billion annually (Finkelstein, Trogdon, Cohen & Dietz, 2009). We have 12.5 million children who are overweight or obese and twelve million people in the U.S. with an eating ...
Views: 3544(1 vote) - Eating Disorders can be Deadly - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2011 from Rebecca CooperELEVEN MILLION people in the U.S. have an eating disorder, and you may never suspect it by their physical appearance. Here are the major types of eating disorders, and symptoms and behaviors to look for. Anorexia nervosa is an intense fear of getting fat, even if underweight. People with this ...
Views: 4316(3 votes) - ***Why Diets Don’t Work - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Rebecca CooperHave you ever dieted? More than once? Most of the methods we may have tried to control our eating have not worked long term. I hope to explain why diets don’t work and present some ideas for you to consider that do work. Diets don’t work. Let me contradict myself now and say “all diets ...
Views: 3756(3 votes) - ***The Binge Eating Cycle: Breaking Free - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Rebecca CooperWe develop patterns of behavior early in life. We start associating certain events with certain behaviors. One such pattern is our behavior with food. Being fed by our parents when we were young may come to represent being cared for or being loved. On the other hand, not being fed when we were ...
Views: 3698(5 votes) - ***High Fructose Corn Syrup - Not Such a Sweet Deal! - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Rebecca CooperRecently proven to be more addictive than cocaine, a closer look at High Fructose Corn Syrup may help to explain America’s rise in obesity and the new focus on food addiction. Ironically, when the government ordered cocaine removed from all Coca-Cola beverages no one would have guessed that ...
Views: 3157(2 votes) - High Fructose Corn Syrup - Not Such a Sweet Deal! - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Rebecca CooperRecently proven to be more addictive than cocaine, a closer look at High Fructose Corn Syrup may help to explain America’s rise in obesity and the new focus on food addiction. Ironically, when the government ordered cocaine removed from all Coca-Cola beverages no one would have guessed that ...
Views: 4846(3 votes) - *** Breaking Free of the Binge Cycle - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Rebecca CooperWe develop patterns of behavior early in life. We associate certain events with certain feelings and behaviors. One such pattern is our behavior with food. Being fed by our parents when we were young may come to represent being cared for or being loved. On the other hand, not being fed when we ...
Views: 3220(3 votes) - Creating Boundaries: One Step on the Path to Freedom from Disordered Eating - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Rebecca CooperBoundaries are imaginary or real lines around our physical, emotional, or spiritual self that set limits for us and how we interact with others. Imaginary lines protect our thinking, feelings, and behavior. Real lines allow us to choose how close we allow others to come to us, as well as if and ...
Views: 4528(2 votes) - ***Breaking Free Of The Binge Eating Cycle - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2008 from Rebecca CooperWe develop patterns of behavior early in life. We start associating certain events with certain behaviors. One such pattern is our behavior with food. Being fed by our parents when we were young may come to represent being cared for or being loved. On the other hand, not being fed when we were ...
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