Binge in Medical News

Yoga Therapy for Binge Eaters

... 30 /PRNewswire/ -- What does yoga have to do with binge eating? Apparently quite a bit. In a study ... in master's and doctorate degrees in psychology, binge eaters who participated in a 10-week yoga therapy program had their binge eating episodes drop from about five to less than ...

At U.S. Colleges, Binge Drinking Is on the Rise

... MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- binge drinking among American college students is on ... Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. binge drinking also increased during this time, with ... the proportions of college students who engage in binge drinking has increased," said lead researcher ...

Zero tolerance alcohol policy good choice for parents

... may increase the likelihood that their children binge drink in college. Research conducted by Caitlin ... say that they regularly engage in some type of binge drinking. To see if parents permitting underage alcohol use might be an underlying cause of binge drinking, Abar surveyed almost 300 college ...

Binge Drinking May Damage Teens' Brains

... April 22 (HealthDay News) -- When teens go on a binge drinking episode, they may be doing serious ... that these adolescents who had histories of binge drinking showed significantly poorer quality of ... Tapert said. "It could be that episodes of binge drinking during the teenage years, when their ...

Typical Binge Drinker Is Young White Male

... THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- binge drinking in the United States is most common ... a study released Thursday. The study defined binge drinking as having five or more drinks on one ... and Prevention (CDC) researchers also found that binge drinkers reported an average of ...

The Dark Side of Vegetarianism

... current vegetarians may be at increased risk for binge eating, while former vegetarians may be at ... Each participant was questioned about binge eating, whether they felt a loss of control of ... the study found. In addition, among teenagers, binge eating and loss of control over eating habits was ...

New study finds daily drinking is biggest risk factor in serious liver disease

... Long-term daily drinking, rather than weekly binge drinking, is by far the biggest risk factor in ... or near daily heavy drinking, not episodic or binge drinking, and this regular drinking pattern is ... the frequency of drinking occasions as we do to binge drinking. "The transition from a late teenage ...

How multiple childhood maltreatments lead to greater adolescent binge drinking

... maltreatment are robust risk factors for underage binge drinking based on a national multi-year study ... issue of Addictive Behaviors , explored how binge drinking consuming five or more alcoholic drinks ... Researchers examined the relationship of binge drinking with the co-occurrence of specific ...

Owning alcohol-branded merchandise associated with teen drinking behaviors

... from susceptibility, to beginning drinking, to binge drinking, according to a report in the March ... both predicted the initiation of alcohol use and binge drinking, even after controlling for other risk ... study shows that ownership is associated with binge drinking, a cause of death and injury during ...

Alcohol-Branded Apparel Linked to Adolescent Drinking

... and T-shirts are likely to drink more or become binge drinkers, researchers say MONDAY, ... are more likely to start drinking and become binge drinkers, a new study contends. The Dartmouth ... to adolescent drinking and outcomes such as binge drinking that can result in illness and death. In ...

U and CDC find startling numbers of active-military personnel engaging in frequent binge drinking

... MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (Feb. 12, 2009) binge drinking is common among active-duty military ... Behaviors among Military Personnel. binge drinking is defined as consuming four or more ... a total of approximately 30 million episodes of binge drinking or roughly 30 episodes per person per ...

T'is the season to be jolly?

... a timely reminder of the issues surrounding the binge drinking culture are again highlighted by ... off. Previously, representations of binge drinking as a source of entertainment, coupled ... has increased the social acceptance of binge drinking. Advertising representing the 'coolness' ...

Researchers identify how binge drinking may drive heart disease

... has identified the precise mechanisms by which binge drinking contributes to clogs in arteries that ... drink alcohol, with 15 percent reporting binge patterns in a national survey of problem ... remaining high for many hours after the binge has ended. The current study clarified for the ...

Problems with Drinking - College Drinking Games can be the Start of Lifelong Addiction Reveals Linwood Group

... shows that there is a link between student binge drinking games and lifelong alcohol addiction. ... drink to excess. In fact, it's safe to say that binge drinking is viewed as 'the norm' at British ... kind of drinking can carry more risks, because binge drinkers drink more over a shorter period of time ...

Study Shows Hispanics Prefer Beer

... is more associated with risky drinking, such as binge drinking, then prevention policies can be ... found was that wine was closely associated with binge drinking among Cuban American and South/Central ... is that beer is the beverage most associated with binge drinking, which is a dangerous way to drink ...

Part of the in-group? A surprising new strategy helps reduce unhealthy behaviors

... intended to reduce unhealthy behaviors like binge drinking and eating junk food often focus on the ... dorm, the fliers emphasized the health risks of binge drinking. In another dorm, the fliers linked binge drinking to graduate students. Participants in ...

Drinking in excess associated with increased risk for metabolic syndrome

... drink more than one drink per day) or those who binge drink are at increased risk for the metabolic ... current drinkers reported at least one episode of binge drinking in the past year," said Amy Fan, M.D., ... consumed, drinking frequency, and frequency of binge drinking. "Since more than half of current ...

HealthMedia Launches First-Ever Binge Eating Campaign and Intervention to Take on Nation's Top Eating Disorder

... is launching HealthMedia(R) Overcoming(TM) binge Eating. This revolutionary new program is the ... via the web to help individuals suffering from binge Eating Disorder (BED) regain control of their ... Just as a psychologist would do, Overcoming binge Eating connects with each individual, and gathers ...

Binge drinking tied to conditions in the college environment

... Boston, MA -- Heavy alcohol use, or binge drinking, among college students in the United ... the CAS focused attention on widespread binge drinking at American colleges and the ensuing ... of their drinking," said Wechsler. Students who binge drink--defined by the CAS as five or more drinks ...

Binge drinking due to 'copying' behavior

... THE rise in binge drinking in the young is a "fashion phenomenon" ... rapid consumption of large amounts of alcohol binge drinking - which is blamed for serious ... team, which estimates there are least one million binge drinkers in the 18-24 year old population ...

Risk Factors for Eating Disorders Vary by Gender

... in the media were independent predictors of binge eating in females of all ages. In males, negative ... weight by fathers was predictive of starting to binge at least weekly," wrote the authors, whose ... of the girls and 3 percent of the boys started to binge eat or purge (vomit or use laxatives to control ...

Think before you drink, says university research

... of a research project aimed at changing peoples binge drinking habits. A team of health ... to supply information on the health effects of binge drinking and asking employees for a small ... drink in a single session could change peoples binge drinking behaviour in the long term. Dr Martin ...

Some moms quit cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol during pregnancy, but dads don't

... targeted by these campaigns, and their levels of binge drinking, daily smoking and marijuana use ... overall rates of cigarette and marijuana use and binge drinking for women declined during pregnancy, ... women varied between 17 percent and 21 percent, binge drinking was between 2 percent and 3 percent and ...

New Rhode Island Hospital study shows inadequate diagnostic criteria for eating disorders

... of the criteria for bulimia, anorexia and binge eating disorder. In the DSM-IV manual, bulimia ... and formally defined eating disorders. A third, binge eating disorder, is listed in the Appendix as a ... that the criteria for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder should be broadened to include ...

Pregnancy may increase the risk of developing binge eating disorder

... may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from lower ... saw an unexpected increase in new incidences of binge eating disorder that began during pregnancy. The ... grants from the National Institutes of Health. binge eating differs from the normal cravings that ...

University of Iowa professor identifies new eating disorder

... Women with bulimia have large, out-of-control binge eating episodes followed by purging, fasting or ... disorders, women who purge to compensate for binge episodes and women with purging disorder who purge to control their weight or shape but do not have binge episodes. Participants came from the Boston and ...

Five Eating Patterns That Worsen Stress

... restaurant on the way home and eat in my car . Or: I know I'm going to binge when I get home from work when I haven't eaten all day. ) Decide ... Take one of the actions. Adapted from The binge Eating & Compulsive Overeating Workbook: An Integrated Approach to ...

Teens With Eating Disorders Benefit From Parents' Help

... than 90 percent of them are females aged 12 to 25. People with bulimia binge eat and then purge, whereas those with anorexia nervosa limit food and ... home would be to get their teen to eat regular meals so the teen doesn't binge then purge, Bermudez said. It doesn't always work, he said, but it is ...

Physiological response may explain why some severely obese patients overeat

... bariatric surgery continue to engage in problematic behaviors, such as binge eating, which contributes to poorer weight loss outcomes. The study ... the level of conscious control over eating as well as the frequency of binge eating episodes during the previous 28 days. Although the study's ...

Health Plans and IROs Can Work Together to Determine Proper Care for Eating Disorders

... lasting solution to decrease costs for patients with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and laxative abuse. Additionally they deliver the appropriate ... a year. Underweight individuals with eating disorders who abuse laxatives, binge and purge face several medical risks. "Eating disorders require long-term ...

Daily alcohol intake can lead to binge drinking

... wine, beer or spirits three to four times per week increases the risk of binge drinking, particularly among young men, according to a new study published ... of Canadians and found that frequent alcohol consumption can lead to binge drinking among all gender and all age groups. The study also found that ...

Are You A Stress Eater? Revolutionary Program Reduces Overall Stress and Stress Eating Tendencies

... containing pure serotonin, vitamins and minerals that reduces stress and binge eating, enhances mood and energy and reduces carbohydrate cravings. Great ... a unique patented oral serotonin supplement that reduces stress and binge eating, enhances mood and energy and reduces carbohydrate cravings. ...

Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans

... was significantly associated with new-onset heavy weekly drinking, binge drinking, and other alcohol-related problems among Reserve/Guard and ... after combat deployment, according to the study. Rates of new-onset binge drinking were 25.6 percent for combat veterans returning home, and ...

Americans Drinking Less Alcohol

... said. "The data are very clear that light to moderate drinking, without binge drinking, is generally good for health, whereas a larger amount of binge drinking is bad. It looks like, in this population, it's going in the ...

Study finds 21st birthday binge drinking extremely common; can pose serious health hazards

... evidence that 21st birthday drinking is a pervasive custom in which binge drinking is the norm, said Patricia C. Rutledge, PhD, the studys lead ... there needs to be more public education about the dangers of 21st birthday binge drinking. The risks here are not limited to those with a history of ...

Triple threat: Young macho men with serious injuries often abuse alcohol

... Good found alcohol use was common regardless of age. In the study, binge drinking was defined as five or more drinks per occasion. Some men are ... help, but some have been heavy drinkers all along, Good said. The binge drinking is problematic. Some may drink to suppress their bad feelings ...

Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Cancer Risk

... level doesn't mean that you can "save up" all your drinks for a week and binge on Friday night with your weekly "allotment." This type of binge drinking is dangerous because it reduces your ability to make rational ...

Alcoholics Not to Blame for All Drunk Driving Cases

... They found that 84 percent of drivers who drove while intoxicated had been binge drinking, defined as downing four or more drinks in one sitting (among ... drink a day and men who drink more than two) and non-heavy drinkers. binge drinkers who weren't heavy drinkers made up 49 percent of those who drove ...

Short Chat With Doc Can Curb Problem Drinking

... problem drinkers, said the researchers. Problem drinking can include binge drinking or drinking and driving; serious alcohol-related choices but not ... drinking, it's reducing the quantity or the number of times there is binge drinking," study co-author, Michael Maciosek, research investigator at ...

MADD, AMA, NTSB, IIHS and Others Launch Support 21 Coalition

... drinking alcohol, the more likely they are to become alcohol dependent, binge drink and to drive drunk later in life." There have been almost 50 ... of underage drinking that go beyond the problems of drunk driving and binge drinking. It costs American taxpayers nearly $61.9 billion annually, ...