QuickTips Index
Zinc Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa
Investigation of the link between zinc and anorexia nervosa continues. Those with anorexia show strong signs of zinc deficiency.
BMI and Health: Not As Connected As We Thought?
Does high body mass index (BMI) mean poor health? Not necessarily. BMI does affect health, but even at a high BMI, a person has more control over health than might be suspected.
Avoiding Purging Is Possible
Avoiding purging is a worthy goal for someone dealing with bulimia, whether the binge eating stops right away or not. Purging is part of the ritual that feeds the cycle of bulimia.
Stop Hiding Food and Start Encouraging Healthy Kids
Hiding food is a trick some parents use to try to help kids eat better. But hiding food can do significant damage to kids' eating patterns, even setting them up for eating disorders.
Weight Loss Behaviors and Body Image in Black Women
Are weight control and weight loss behaviors in black women catching up to the weight control behaviors in white women? Research points to the need to better understand ethnic differences in eating behaviors.
The Psychology of Eating Disorders: Stress Relief and Control of Emotions
A common theory of the psychology of eating disorders is that they help to relieve stress (despite the stress they cause). How do eating disorders accomplish this while harming those who seek relief?
To Stop Binge Eating, Learn What You're Missing
We think of binge eating (or compulsive overeating) as gluttonous, wasteful, and indulgent, but to stop binge eating, it's more helpful to recognize where it deprives a person of core desires. Binge eating's numbness takes away the ability to pursue genuine wants and needs.
New Year's Resolutions That You (and Your Body) Can Handle
Are there other New Year's resolutions for eating well besides "eat more of this" and "don't eat any more of that"? New Year's resolutions have a reputation for being abandoned. Why not set some you can keep?
"I Think About Burning Up Calories When I Exercise"
A note on how a focus on burning calories--to the exclusion of working toward feeling better--is a red flag possibly signaling an eating disorder.
How Stress Leads to Emotional Eating
If food becomes more attractive as stress levels rise, you may be experiencing a type of emotional eating.
Emotional Causes of Binge Eating
Binge eating, most simply, is eating a lot of food in a short period of time. When binge eating causes are emotions, binge eating falls into the category of emotional eating.
"I Engage in Dieting Behavior"
Thoughts on how dieting can contribute to the development of an eating disorder.
The Trouble With Eating When Sad, Angry, Lonely, or Anxious
Turning to eating when sad, anxious, or angry provides a quick hit of pleasure, but it does little to deal with the core emotional issues.
When You'd Rather Be Engaged in Emotional Eating
What happens when eating isn't an option to help soothe negative emotions? It may be an opportunity to learn something very valuable.
When Emotions Lead to Eating That Is Out of Control
When emotions rise, it can lead to eating that is out of control. If an emotional problem is fueling eating, and , rather than dealing with the core emotional problem.
Eating in Secret
If you find yourself eating in secret, you may be participating in emotional eating. Eating in secret implies that nourishment is not your goal when you eat.
Eating When Not Hungry
When a person eats when not hungry, there are often deeper issues at play. Eating is soothing, and when a person is hungry, it soothes hunger. Eating when not hungry implies that the eating is soothing something else.
"I Enjoy Trying New Rich Foods"
What trying new foods can mean in the world of eating disorders.
"I Like My Stomach To Be Empty"
Some individuals enjoy having an empty stomach. What makes this attractive, and what does it mean?
"I Feel Uncomfortable After Eating Sweets"
A note on how discomfort with sweets potentially indicates an eating disorder.
"I Give Too Much Time and Thought to Food"
Discussion of the problems associated with giving too much time to food.
"I Feel That Others Pressure Me to Eat"
What does it mean when someone seems to be pressuring you to eat? Does the person care? Or is the person just rude?
"I Display Self-Control Around Food"
A peek at the two sides of self-control--how control can go too far and indicate a potential eating disorder.
"I Feel That Food Controls My Life"
When food seems to control your day more than you do, it may signal an eating disorder.
"I Eat Diet Foods"
A note on the relationship between dieting and eating disorders.