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Your Body Image versus Your Workout

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When it comes to body image, a lot of us don’t like how we look. When it comes to working out, too many are discouraged if they don’t see immediate results. For example, you may have started a walking program and after just a few days you aren’t seeing immediate physical results. The lack of immediate gratification can be pretty discouraging. It’s important to realize that you are not alone in how you look. What I am saying is that even people who you look at and see thin and svelte may have as poor a body image of themselves … Continue reading →

Bulimia: Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment

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Bulimia is one of the most common psychological disorders affecting young females. The primary characteristic of the condition is the consumption of large amounts of food, usually junk food rather than healthy fruit and vegetables. Just as important as the amount of food eaten, is the experience of being out of control, i.e. the person cannot control the binging incident at the time. In addition, there is an attempt to compensate for the bingeing behavior in the form of purging, where the food consumed is expelled by a variety of means. The DSM-IV outlines the following criteria for the diagnosis … Continue reading →

African American Weight Loss

A new book due to be released in May called Food, Choice and Obesity in Black America: An Anthropologist Offers a New Cultural Diet focuses on the needs of African-Americans and weight loss in America. The interesting thing about Eric Bailey’s book is that it addresses the cultural and psychological needs of the African-American with a specific focus on body image, food, dieting and physical fitness in African-American culture. Medically speaking, African-Americans are facing their own health challenges and becoming more obese than ever before just like other Americans. The consequences include: Strokes Heart Attacks Type II Diabetes Hypertension These … Continue reading →