New Research From Packard Children's Hospital Experts Presented at 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annu... (net -- includingWebsites promoting eatin...)

New Research From Packard Children's Hospital Experts Presented at 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting

Date:4/30/2008

net -- including Websites promoting eating disorders and self-injury. Other sites refer to specific weight loss and harmful behaviors as a way to promote recovery from the disorders. Although such sites have raised alarms among parents and physicians, their health effects have not been determined. Adolescent medicine and eating disorder specialist Rebecka Peebles, MD, conducted an online survey of 965 older adolescent females (ages 18 to 24.9) with eating disorders. She found that nearly one-third of the respondents regularly visited all three types of Websites. Furthermore, these 'triple users' were more likely to report trying dangerous weight loss behaviors like using laxatives, diet pills or supplements after visiting the sites. The results confirm what many have feared: visiting these types of sites is associated with dangerous weight loss behaviors in people with eating disorders.
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Lose Weight, Not Vitamins

Gastric bypass surgery can be a life-saving option for morbidly obese adolescents. But a new study by Craig Albanese, MD, chief of pediatric general surgery, shows that teens who undergo the procedure need to be particularly careful about maintaining their intake of various micronutrients. Albanese and his colleagues found that about 50% of pediatric gastric bypass patients were deficient in their stores of vitamin D, which is needed to maintain bone health, one year after surgery, and about 30% had lower-than-optimal levels of ferritin. The results suggest that standard post-surgical micronutrient supplementation protocols should be re-evaluated to avoid long-term adverse effects.
Sunday, May 4, 1:15 pm HST

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When Wanting Equals Getting

Packard Children's pediatricians Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, and Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, have shown that television advertisements influence young children's requests for specific types of food and beverages. Now they've confirmed t
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