Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits but the ‘gamification’ might carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind…
People with eating disorders are taking GLP-1s, and doctors are alarmed
Stevee Williams, a restaurant manager in Houston, was preparing for her sister’s wedding when anxieties bubbled up about…
Exactly how much more sleep and exercise you need to avoid having a heart attack
UK Biobank project reveals how much extra sleep, exercise and vegetables in our diet we need daily, to…
What Helps After a Week of Stress-Eating
Finally, Tsui notes, psychological factors could also affect how your body responds to stress-eating. Depending on how much…
‘I thought I was going to die as weight-loss jab made me throw up blood’
Emma, 40, was left collapsed on the bathroom floor unable to lift her own headNeil Shaw Assistant Editor…
Chatbots offer teens 600-calories-a-day diet plans as part of ‘dangerous’ advice
Children are using AI to plan calorie restrictions and rate their looks, according to the NSPCC ChatGPT and…
How GLP-1 drugs may be leading to new eating disorders
As millions of Americans take GLP‑1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro for weight loss or diabetes, doctors…
How to spot early signs of eating disorders
Eating disorders are often misunderstood as a problem of food, weight, or appearance. But health experts warn that…
The worrying new way people are ‘faking weight’ for Mounjaro prescriptions
People have been trying to ‘pull the wool over the eyes of providers’ according to Wes Streeting (Picture:…
Can You Get Addicted to a GLP-1?
About one in eight American adults say they’ve used a GLP-1 receptor agonist medication like Ozempic or Wegovy…
Docs call for GLP-1 warning label due to ‘very dangerous’ risk
There’s trouble brewing beneath the GLP-1 buzz. As Americans embrace blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy in…
Learning to connect: feasibility, acceptability and experiences in the social domain intervention for eating disorders | Journal of Eating Disorders
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