Woman credits 12-step programs with her recovery.
Byline: FROM HEART TO HEART By Denise G. For The Register-Guard My personal journey to recovery through the Twelve Steps began 22 years ago, after many painful, demoralizing and humiliating experiences with alcohol and drugs. The steps literally saved my life. The phrase "God as...

Study seeks new criteria to avert eating disorders.
KEYSTONE, COLO. -- Significant predictors of the onset of disturbed eating behavior within the next several years in girls with type 1 diabetes include concerns with weight and shape, a higher body mass index, depressive symptoms, and poor self-esteem both globally and specifically with regard to physical appearance, according...

Watch girls with type 1 diabetes for signs of disturbed eating.
KEYSTONE, COLO. -- Red flags for disturbed eating behavior in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes include a persistently high glycosylated hemoglobin level, frequent episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis, and behaviors such as skipping insulin doses or underdosing in order to control weight, according to one clinical expert. ...

Similar but different: sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, body shape dissatisfaction, and weight control behaviors among male and female college students.
ABSTRACT Background: Although females have a higher incidence of eating disorders than males, there is evidence that among college students both males and females are vulnerable to risk factors associated with eating disorders. Purpose: To explore the relationship between sociocultural attitudes towards appearance (SCATA), body shape (dis)satisfaction...

Programs promote fitness via lifestyle.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two programs developed by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta successfully promote healthier lifestyles in children, and one of the programs specifically targets prevention of type 2 diabetes. Fit Kids is a program for overweight children aged 6-12 years and their families. Since 1996, more...

Don't crash & burn: what you need to know to slim down the healthy way.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Most dancers wish they had the strength of an iron man in the body of a runway model. And they sometimes resort to extreme methods to pull it off, from fat-burning pills and the Master Cleanse, to cabbage soup plans. But whether you...

Leptin, ghrelin levels eyed in amenorrheic athletes.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Athletic teenage girls who are amenorrheic have higher ghrelin and lower leptin levels than do athletic girls who are eumenorrheic or girls who are nonathletic, according to a small study. The findings could help tease out which girls are more likely to stop menstruating,...

Safe Dieting for Teens.
Safe Dieting for Teens Linda Ojeda Hunter House 1700 Fourth Street, Berkeley CA 94710 9780897935029, $14.95, www.hunterhouse.com The teenage years are when many teens' bodies begin to radically change, and also when they start to be harshly criticized for...

Financial incentives spur patients to slim down.
Everyone knows that money talks. But when it comes to dieting, can money really motivate overweight patients to shed pounds? Dr. Joseph K. Chemplavil, an endocrinologist in Hampton, Va., thinks it can. He points to his own success in giving patients 51 for each pound they lose....

Financial incentives pay off in weight loss.
Everyone knows that money talks. But when it comes to dieting, can money really motivate overweight patients to shed pounds? Dr. Joseph K. Chemplavil, an endocrinologist in Hampton, Va., thinks that it can. He points to his own success in giving patients $1 for each pound that...