Become a member
Quick Registration
Full Registration Benefits -
Free Homepages for Doctors
Free Homepages for Hospitals
Free Homepages for Medical Conference
Free Homepages for NGO's
Personal Health Record Creation
Access to all Medical Slides
Access to all Jobs & Products Sale
Eating Disorders are Common Among Older Women as Well | |
|
| |
Eating disorders are not limited only to the young after a new study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders revealed that there were symptoms of eating disorders evident among women over 50 years of age.
Researchers from University of North Carolina Eating Disorders Program, in Chapel Hill, conducted an online survey in which more than 1,800 women over 50 years of age participated.
Nearly 8 percent of the participants admitted that they had purged over the last five years while just over 3.5 percent said that they had resorted to binge eating in the last month.
More than 62 percent of the women said that they believed their weight or shape to have negatively impacted their lives. "The bottom line is that eating disorders and weight and shape concerns don't discriminate on the basis of age. Health care providers should remain alert for eating disorder symptoms and weight and shape concerns that may adversely influence women's physical and psychological well-being as they mature", the researchers wrote.
Source-Medindia
| |
|
|
More News on: Binge Eating : The Pleasure and Pain, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Sleep Eating Disorders, Geriatry-Related Diseases
 Comment & Contribute
|
Related Links
Binge Eating : The Pleasure and Pain
Binge eating is a common eating disorder characterized by overeating. It is a form of mental illness affecting females more than ...
Orthorexia Nervosa
Are you a Health Food Junkie, or you obsessed with what you eat all the time. You maybe a victim of a condition called Orthorexia ...
Sleep Eating Disorders
Unusual eating habit during the night forms some of the sleep eating disorders and is a type of parasomnia or events during sleep that are ...
Women Health Related News
Blood Test to Spot Postpartum Depression
Post partum depression is known to affect 10 to 18% of mothers. Presently there is no way to screen for postpartum depression. ...
Women With Attractive Faces Have Low Levels of Stress Hormone
Women with attractive faces have lower levels of stress hormone and are also more fertile compared to other women, according to a new study conducted ...
Combination of Drugs and Alcohol During Pregnancy Poses Grave Danger to Offspring
Researchers from the University of Canterbury are reporting that women who take a combination of alcohol and the drug ecstasy during pregnancy may be ...
72 Percent Women Experience Constipation During Pregnancy: Study
According to a new study, nearly three out of four pregnant women experience constipation, diarrhea or other bowel problems during their pregnancies. ...
Hundreds Take Part in Delhi Marathon for Women Safety
Hundreds of people took part in a marathon in New Delhi in order to raise awareness about the safety of women in the capital city. Delhi ...
Study Suggests Fertility in Women Linked to Their Immunity
A new study conducted by University of Illinois anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy suggests that fertility in women could be linked with their ...
- Health News Index
- News Quick Links
| News Categories: |
| » | Link Between Calcium Supplements and Longer Lifespan Identified |
| » | Experts Recommend US Approval of a New Merck Sleeping Pill |
| » | Common Drug for Depression Reduces Stress-related Heart Condition |
| » | New, Effective Sleeping Pill from Merck to Hit US Markets |
| » | EU Agency Says Acne Pill Benefits Outweigh Blood Clot Risk |
| More Drug News | |
|
Ask an Expert
