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Binge-purge eating behavior is about much more than food

Last updated Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 2:38pm

Bulimia is an eating disorder, but it has little to do with eating. In reality, bulimia has more to do with low self-esteem, perfectionism, unrealistic expectations, anxiety, fear of losing control, depression and other psychological barriers.

Unfortunately, parents, spouses and others, when they become aware of a bulimic's problem, have a tendency to focus on eating and weight, just as the bulimic does.

The symptoms of bulimia include:

-- Recurring episodes of binge eating. Binge eating is characterized by eating large amounts of food in a short period of time.

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May 16, 2012 -- Jillian Lampert of the Emily Program says those who post images of extremely thin people are "fake friends encouraging sickness." (SHNS photo by Elizabeth Flores / Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Social media is the new body-image battleground

Kristin Tillotson Minneapolis Star Tribune

Last updated Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 2:47pm

The image of the woman in a bikini is anything but sexy.

Her pelvic bones jut so far from her lower torso that they look like bent elbows. Her actual elbows are the widest part of her arms. And splashed across her concave stomach are the words "Hunger hurts, but starving works." Just another online posting by someone into "thinspo," short for "thin-spiration," in which people with anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders (EDs) use the Internet's broad reach to encourage and network about achieving extreme, unhealthy thinness. "It's appealing to people who are in the throes of their sickness," said Lynn Grefe, president of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). "At that stage, it's like a competition -- 'I can get skinnier than that picture, I can beat her.' "

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Human library “book” Jose Castillo, a Utah State University philosophy student, talks to his “readers” Tuesday about his specialty topic: making the most of life’s second chances. (NANCY VAN VALKENBURG/Standard-Examiner)

Public checks out human library books at Utah State

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 7:27am

LOGAN -- Christian Orr waited, with neatly combed hair and a dapper outfit with a sweater vest, hoping someone would check him out.

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Rockefeller Center lights tree; 'Sing-Off' champion crowned

Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times

Last updated Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 1:03pm

Don't miss

"Christmas In Rockefeller Center" -- There are some who believe that the holiday season doesn't hit full stride until they light up the big tree in the Big Apple. This year's 79th annual ceremony -- hosted by Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie -- features an array of musical guests performing seasonal classics and current hits. Among those scheduled to appear are Tony Bennett, Justin Bieber, Michael Buble, Cee Lo Green, Faith Hill, Carole King and The Radio City Rockettes. 8 p.m. Wednesday, KSL Channel 5.

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When men have an eating disorder

Lavinia Rodriguez St. Petersburg Times

Last updated Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 10:14am

"I was aware of eating disorders due to media coverage, but they're usually presented as female problems so I never made the connection with myself. Looking back, I can see that I had behaviors associated with an eating disorder from my late teens but I never considered I might have an eating disorder until my quality of life began to diminish. I was obsessed with food. I counted calories constantly. Anxiety defined my daily existence. I was paralyzed emotionally and socially. It was hard for me, but I finally realized that I had an eating disorder."

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Normal eaters have points in common with problem eaters

Lavinia Rodriguez St. Petersburg Times

Last updated Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 1:28pm

People being treated for eating disorders often believe that they're more dysfunctional than they actually are. Invariably, I find myself showing patients that many of their behaviors are also experienced by people who don't have eating disorders.

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Obsessing over body image isn't healthy

Lavina Rodriguez St. Petersburg Times

Last updated Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 9:44am

The pursuit of thinness long has been a major preoccupation for American women. But why are women trying to be downright slender, as opposed to maintaining a healthy weight?

If it's for the approval of men, then women seem to be putting themselves through needless worry and discomfort.

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