Eating disorders are deadly: What are they, who’s at risk?
Eating disorders are deadly: What are they, who’s at risk?
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(Simon Sherry/ The Conversation) — Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are serious health risks, and can be life-threatening. They are also common, especially among teenage girls.

More than 100,000 Canadians over the age of 15 are diagnosed with an eating disorder  …

Fast food really is bad, especially for your liver
Fast food really is bad, especially for your liver
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(Karen Hawthorne/ Healthing) — How often do you line up for coffee and doughnuts in the morning or head to the drive-thru window for a quick and easy dinner?
 
That fast-food habit could be setting you up for the potentially deadly build-up of fat in your liver — a condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
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Eating disorders have risen in recent years. A new finding may help catch them earlier
Eating disorders have risen in recent years. A new finding may help catch them earlier
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(Madeline Holcombe/ CNN News) — Health care professionals may now have a way to identify possible eating disorder cases a year before they would have been diagnosed, allowing patients to receive support much sooner, according to a new study.

Researchers analyzed provincial health data from Ontario, Canada, for people  …

10 anti-aging foods to support your 40s-and-beyond body
10 anti-aging foods to support your 40s-and-beyond body
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(Nathalie Rhone/ Healthline) — When we pack our diet with vibrant foods loaded with antioxidants, healthy fats, water, and essential nutrients, our body will show its appreciation through its largest organ: our skin.

After all, the skin is often the first part of our body to show internal trouble, and there’s only so much  …