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…in treating obesity and eating disorders at four clinics in Atlanta. "It's compounded when they're on their own. They believe it's healthy to eat quick and tasty and heavy on the carbohydrates. After all, that's what they did at home." Both Stonecipher…

…negative and positive eugenics are very similar, regarding intention. " Instead of leaving the science of eugenics to the improvement of beasts of the fields, the pets of the home and the foodstuffs we eat, widespread intrest should, most obviously, be aroused…

…and eating disorders, aberrant behavior patterns in non-human primates can emerge as well. As Schreibman (1998) has noted Familial Relationships 11 Borgmeyer "Individuals with autism frequently display aberrant or problematic behaviors such as self-injurious…

…Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a very common disorder in school age children. It is a disorder that is commonly over diagnosed to children and is often confused with “normal child behavior.” At a young age, children are often…

…disorder is a medical condition in which people have mood swings out of proportion, or totally unrelated, to things going on in their lives. These swings affect thoughts, feelings, physical health, behavior, and functioning. Bipolar disorder is not your fault…

…. (1983,1993). "Childhood obesity: Susceptibility, cause, and management." Journal of Pediatrics.103.5. 676-686. and "Television, obesity, and eating disorders." Adolescent Med 4.54. 543-550. Epstein, Leonard, H., Wing, Rena, R., Koeske, Randi, and Valoski, Alice…

…that maintaining a body weight that is 15% lower than one’s expected weight is a criteria for anorexia nervosa. One of the best explanations for the increase in body dissatisfaction and the increased prevalence of eating disorders seems to be the societal pressures…

…a body weight that is 15% lower than one s expected weight is a criteria for anorexia nervosa. One of the best explanations for the increase in body dissatisfaction and the increased prevalence of eating disorders seems to be the societal pressures pushed…

…disorder know as anxiety. But what exactly is anxiety? The word is derived from the Latin, angere, which means to choke or strangle. Anxiety is a subjective sense of worry, apprehension, fear, and distress. Remember it is normal to have these sensations…

…to the events of everyday… Today, depression, the “common cold of mental illnesses,” affects an alarming number of people. Estimates project that about 9½ percent of the general population suffers from a depression disorder, equating to an astonishing 18.8 million…