Female rats are much more likely to binge eat than male rats, according to new research that provides some of the strongest evidence yet that biology plays a role in eating disorders. The study, by Michigan State University scientists, is the first to establish sex differences in rates of binge...
People who grew up in states where it was legal to drink alcohol before age 21 are more likely to be binge drinkers later in life, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings are available online in Alcoholism: Clinical &...
Binge drinking is usually associated with men, but a new study says that one in eight women engages in this type of alcohol abuse. And--surprise, surprise--the problem is magnified by the fact that we think men are the binge drinkers; not women. More »
Lay Off The Liquor, Ladies: New Study Says...
A study of binge-drinking rodents suggests that knocking back a few drinks every few days may swiftly reduce one's capacity to control alcohol intake. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) found signs of cognitive impairment in rats similar to that seen in established alcoholism...
Researchers from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, presented the findings of a new study suggesting a link between binge drinking in older adults and the risk of developing dementia. The findings were presented at the Alzheimer's Association...
Looking to talk with anyone who numbs out with food,alcohol or drugs. I'm struggling with binge eating..mostly at night...looking to chat with anyone dealing with the same issue.Feel free to email me
An excellent study among experimental mice has reported very dramatic differences between the effects of alcohol administered in moderation on a daily basis and the same total weekly amount of alcohol administered on only two days of the week: (replicating binge drinking). The mice used in the...
This summer's Carlos Tevez transfer saga was more painful to watch than Andre Arshavin karaoke, so it's unsurprising that it has taken its toll on the Argentine. After finally conceding that a move away from Eastlands is "impossible" this year, Tevez has revealed that bad feeling towards him and...
A Loyola University Health System study has found another reason to not binge drink alcohol. Binge drinking, researchers found, could change the body's immune system response to orthopaedic injury. "This tremendously complicates the trauma care of these patients," said bone biologist John...
I am so unhappy, i just want to die. I feel so fat right now. I think ive put a stone on from bingeing for 2 days. I just dont know what to do with myself. :( What should i eat tomorrow? or should i not? then start normal the day after tomorrow? pleease help
People with hypertension (high blood pressure) who binge drink are much more likely to die than other individuals, says a study published in the medical journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The definition of hypertension in this study was blood pressure of at least 168 /100...
Academics at Northumbria University have demonstrated a link between teenage binge drinking and damage to prospective memory. Prospective memory is an important aspect of day-to-day memory function and is defined as the cognitive ability to remember to carry out an activity at some future point...
Parents may be surprised, even disappointed, to find out they don't influence whether their teen tries alcohol. But now for some good news: Parenting style strongly and directly affects teens when it comes to heavy drinking - defined as having five or more drinks in a row - according to a new...
Binge eating disorder typically includes periods of excessive overeating. However, a person with a binge eating disorder does not subsequently induce purging (vomiting), as is the case with bulimia. Binge eating can occur on its own, or alongside other disorders or conditions, such as...
...the healthy way? i just had a surgery more than a month ago and was 85 pounds, but because i binged a lot in the past month my highest point was 96 pounds after i ate a lot, so then i started freaking out
so now im about 92, slightly underweight but not really
cause there are moments when i...