Is Your Child One of the 12 Percent?

 
 
 
 
 
One of the things you hear a lot these days–at least if you spend any time talking to doctors about eating disorders–is that they affect a relatively small number of kids. Prevalence rates for anorexia are usually quoted as .5 to 1 percent, and 3 to 6 percent for bulimia. (Binge eating disorder is a [...]

Eating disorder on rise in boys

BOYS as young as nine are suffering anorexia nervosa as the number of child eating disorder cases climbs in Queensland.

Anorexia nervosa is traditionally considered an issue for girls and young women, but Queensland professor of child and adolescent psychiatry Brett McDermott said there was a definite increase in boys suffering from the condition.
“There is more [...]

Picky eating among girls – Can mother’s pressure cause it?

Many parents are concerned with their children refusing to eat certain foods. And while bouts of independence are part of being a young child, could parental pressure lead to picky eating among kids?
In a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers at Appalachian State University found mothers who consumed more fruits [...]

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Picky eaters – turning ‘yuk’ into ‘yum-yum’

1 May 2005 … Five-year old Matthew McCormack doesn’t like the taste of fruit. He doesn’t like to eat vegetables either, or any other piece of food that …
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Picky eating among girls – Can mother’s pressure cause it?

Picky eaters consumed significantly less amount of fiber than non-picky [...]

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Eating disorders rising in pre-teens: study

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A study has found that younger children are increasingly being diagnosed with eating disorders like anorexia.
Child and adolescent psychiatrist at Sydney’s Westmead Children’s Hospital, Dr Sloane Madden, studied children under 13 years old with eating disorders.
Dr Madden found children as young as eight years old were being diagnosed with anorexia and she says most children [...]

ABC NEWS : EATING DISORDERS

Govt launches body image paper
Wed May 6, 2009 5:00pm AEST
The Federal Government says it is trying to reduce the number of young Australians with a negative view of their bodies.[MORE]
Tags: health, adolescent-health, diet-and-nutrition, eating-disorders, australia

‘Underweight’ Miss Universe finalist stirs controversy
Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:01am AEST
Doctors, dietitians question inclusion of Stephanie Naumoska in Miss Universe Australia [...]

Eating Disorders : ABC NEWS

Govt launches body image paper
Wed May 6, 2009 5:00pm AEST
The Federal Government says it is trying to reduce the number of young Australians with a negative view of their bodies.[MORE]
Tags: health, adolescent-health, diet-and-nutrition, eating-disorders, australia
‘Underweight’ Miss Universe finalist stirs controversy
Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:01am AEST
Doctors, dietitians question inclusion of Stephanie Naumoska in Miss Universe Australia [...]

Food for Thought: Satisfying Picky Eaters Is No Picnic

 

source : http://www.nytimes.com/
CAMPUSES need to be on top of dietary trends. Colleges began removing trans fat, which is linked to heart disease, years before municipalities and McDonald’s caught on, and using “cage-free” eggs long before Burger King and Wolfgang Puck announced new animal-welfare policies. Prodded by student activists, more than 100 campuses, including Dartmouth, Tufts [...]

Picky Eaters? They Get It From You

 
source : http://www.nytimes.com/
A WEEK’S worth of dinners for young Fiona Jacobson looks like this: Noodles. Noodles. Noodles. Noodles. French fries. Noodles. On the seventh day, the 5-year-old from Forest Hills, Queens, might indulge in a piece of pizza crust, with no sauce or cheese.

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