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Eating disorders, figure skating's 'dirty little secret'

Anorexia is a 21st-century illness and it's fairly common.

23 Feb 2018 8:32 PM IST

The pills used to reduce gastric acid when taken over a period of time makes the kidneys weaker and may lead to shutting down of the organ. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds youth majorly affected by drug overdose

Factors associated with increased overdose risk were disorders involving use of alcohol, cocaine or amphetamines.

26 April 2018 8:09 AM IST

Patients with two or more substance use disorders were more than three times as likely to have a history of overdose. (Photo: Pixabay)

Youth majorly affected by drug overdose, says study

Factors associated with increased overdose risk were disorders involving the use of alcohol, cocaine or amphetamines.

25 April 2018 9:04 PM IST

Jameela Jamil opens about her past struggle with eating disorders

The picture saw the 33-year-old in her teens wearing a black dress, hands-on-hips and posing for the photo.

23 Dec 2019 12:54 PM IST

A key component of preventing eating disorders is to give the message that our self-worth should be defined by a mix of our abilities, values and relationships. (Photo: ANI)

Social media savvy teens more susceptible to eating disorders

Social media makes teens susceptible to eating disorder behaviours: Study.

5 Dec 2019 10:37 AM IST

The diagnosis is often delayed especially in developing countries like India because of the social stigma associated with the disease.

Eat to live

Eating disorders mostly begin during the teenage or in the early adult years.

8 July 2019 1:20 AM IST

Students who were overweight or obese were about half as likely to get diagnosed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating disorders underdiagnosed in men: study

When it came to treatment, females were almost 1.5 times more likely to get help compared with males.

15 March 2018 2:28 PM IST

The suspect allegedly attacked his wife after she refused to give him her gold earrings. However, the victims family claims that the couple fought often and believe that their daughter was attacked for being unable to conceive children. (Representational Image)

So, what about the wounds on the inside?

Researchers found that children hospitalised for an injury had on average a 63% increase in mental health diagnoses.

7 May 2018 5:36 PM IST

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Eating disorders linked to history of theft

The researchers also only had information about women who sought treatment for their eating disorders.

20 Aug 2017 4:00 PM IST

Lily Collins opens up about her eating disorders

The actress plays an anorexic in her upcoming film, To the Bone.

25 Jan 2017 12:30 AM IST

$They often \punish\ themselves for slip-ups, such as stricter eating, fasts or exercise (Photo: AFP)$ Life

Obsession with eating healthy can turn out to be unhealthy

Orthorexia starts as an earnest attempt to eat healthy, but sufferers become fixated on what they eat.

28 May 2017 3:08 PM IST

Going on a low carb diet will increase your fertility. (Photo: Pixabay)

Go 'low carb' to increase fertility chances

Not many know that certain foods and diet changes can increase your chances of conceiving a baby.

24 Dec 2017 1:10 PM IST