Eating Disorders News

Primary care providers are on the front lines of diagnosing and treating anorexia nervosa — a particularly complex eating disorder, according to experts.

Disordered eating behaviors were reported by 42.5% of adolescents with type 1 diabetes who currently use or previously used an insulin pump, according to findings published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

Eating disorder claims in the United States rose 65% as a percentage of all medical claims over the last 5 years, according to a report from FAIR Health, a health care claims repository.

Last year, researchers reported that the prevalence of pediatric obesity increased to 21% in the United States between 2011 and 2020.

Both victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying are more likely than other youths to experience eating disorder symptoms, according to study findings published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

The FDA has approved multiple first generics of Vyvanse capsules and chewable tablets for ADHD in patients aged 6 years and older, as well as for moderate to severe binge-eating disorder in adults.

Although telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy did not change short-term weight outcomes in patients 1 year after bariatric surgery, it did improve disordered eating and psychological distress, researchers reported.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Adults with binge-eating disorder who were given acute naltrexone/bupropion performed better with similar maintenance treatment compared with placebo, per data from the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology annual meeting.

Low-dose olanzapine significantly improved appetite and weight gain among patients with newly diagnosed cancer undergoing chemotherapy, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

WASHINGTON — College athletes frequently reported irritable bowel syndrome and gastrointestinal distress, which were linked to sports performance anxiety and fear of food, according to a poster presented here.