At 20 years of age, Emma Pryse Jones is a bright, bubbly, soon-to-be masters student whose work and study are focused around helping others. Yet it wasn’t too long ago that the future of the CSU Bathurst sport and exercise science student was in the hands of her health team. When Miss Pryse Jones was… Read More: ‘I knew I was dying’: Survivor shares her eating disorder… »
Lives are being lost and destroyed by the failure of the NHS in England to provide care for people with eating disorders, MPs and campaigners say. They say more than a million people have an eating disorder, but specialist help is often difficult to access. It leaves patients relying on GPs who lack the skills… Read More: Lives ‘destroyed by NHS eating disorder failures’ »
Braiden Fitzsimmons was eight years old when he started to think he was “bigger” than his school friends. The footy and basketball-loving boy from Geelong says he was never bullied about his weight, although he did cop the occasional “fat joke”. At the age of 10 he started thinking he wanted to change his body.… Read More: ‘I knew teenage girls did it’: male eating disorders are… »
Researchers have already identified obesity as a risk factor for cancer, so some doctors recommend reducing caloric intake to help prevent tumors. However, a new study now finds that prevention may be less about how many calories you consume and more about when you eat your meals. Research in mouse models shows that time-restricted eating… Read More: Time-restricted eating may prevent tumor growth »