A very good and detailed overview of eating disorders, incidence and treatment.
Addiction and the Eating
Disorders
Eating Disorders are similar to drug addiction
in increasing circulation of ß-endorphins that are chemically identical
to exogenous opiates. Cached.
Eating
Disorders and Addiction
Discusses the similarities
and differences between eating disorders and drug addiction. Cached.
Pathological
Obesity and Drug Addiction Share Common Brain Characteristics
Reduced
dopamine may contribute to both obesity and drug abuse according to a study reported
in The Lancet.
Bulimia
Nervosa
Symptoms, Epidemiology, Etiology, Assessment,
Treatment, by Micah Orliss.
Exercise
Calories
How many calories are burnt by exercising?
Personality
Characteristics
of Females Seeking Treatment for Obesity,
Bulimia Nervosa and Alcoholic Disorders by Gunborg
Palme and Jacob Palme
Electronic
Health Information: A boon and a curse!
Health data
on the Internet is valuable for research and medical practice, but has a risk
of undue invasion of privacy. By Crystal Sharp, Free
Pint Issue 90. Cached.
Eating
Disorders May Cluster in Families
family-genetic influences
play an important role in determining susceptibility to eating disorders. Cached