Keep in mind that if you’re exercising but gaining weight, you may actually look slimmer.【1】What can we know from Dolgan’s wordsA.Your weight changes little during a day.B.Your scale mass is affected by many
Reversing a heavy trend: everybody knows Americans these days are eating too much, exercising too little, and gaining too much weight. But with everything else there is to worry about, are fast-food donuts, fried chicken, and Big Gulp colas really that important?
On the other hand, eating disorders exhibit clinical characteristics not seen in classical substance use disorders or addictions, including distortions in body size and shape as well as intense fear of gaining weight. The therapeutic implications of treating eating disorders as addictive disorders are ...
Steroid medications such as prednisone are well-known causes of weight gain due to fluid retention and increased appetite. The amount of weight gain depends both on the dose of the drug and the length of time it is taken. Steroids can also cause a temporary change in body fat distribution, ...
The asthma kept her on the couch, where she developed “an intense fear of gaining weight.” She began restricting her food intake and over-exercising, until a doctor, alarmed at her rapid weight-loss, referred her to a dietician, who diagnosed her with the eating disorder. “So many ...
Exercising to an excessive degree Child refuses to eat in front of the family or other people; wanting to eat alone Going to the bathroom after meals (possibly to purge their food) Weighing themselves on the scale constantly Tracking their weight meticulously ...
During the campus lockdown, some changes happened to participants’ exercise, weight and access to food. There were more participants in the lockdown group felt themselves exercising less (64.88%) and losing weight (21.00%), more than other two groups (exercise changes: χ2 = 160.268, p...
Unlike anorexia, people with bulimia are usually at a normal weight or just slightly overweight. But they're deeply afraid of gaining weight. In the grip of the illness, those with normal body weight and size may believe they're actually terribly fat, called a distorted body image. The driv...
Anorexia is perhaps one of the most well-known eating disorders. It is characterized by excessive weight loss from self-starvation. People with this disorder have an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted self-image. They perceive themselves as being overweight in spite of overwhelming evi...
it may help to talk to a mental health professional, whether in person or online. With BetterHelp, you can match with a licensed therapist who has experience helping people with eating disorders. Take the first step toward getting help with the psychological effects of eating disorders and...