what’s the fascination of internet surfers with pictures of scantily clad or nude anorexic women? last december, i put together a survey to get some answers. this is part 4, the last instalment and summary of my report on the results. some numbers to start with by the time i closed the survey, 2,884 readers… Continue reading anorexia and sex survey: pulling it all together
Category: eating disorders, body image & similar topics
carnival of eating disorders #8
welcome to this month’s edition of the carnival of eating disorders! what are blog carnivals? they are like a readers digest of articles on just about any topic under the sun. imagine this one as a parade of blog posts – all about eating disorders. anorexia in the media at are you eating with your… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #8
on blogging and research
a few days ago, i promised you the fourth instalment of the report on our little research project that explores the thoughts of people who view images of nude or scantily clad anorexic women. i need a bit more time with that, and today i’d like to share with you my reflections on why. it… Continue reading on blogging and research
anorexia and sex survey – part 3
okay, let’s move on to part 3 of the survey on anorexia and sex. we already talked about the “thrill” of looking at pictures of anorexic women that some people experience. we should also note, however, that there were quite a few responses that indicated concern and empathy. the word “sad” came up numerous times… Continue reading anorexia and sex survey – part 3
anorexia and sex survey: results, part 2
this is part 2 of my preliminary report on the “anorexia and sex” survey. i’m trying to figure out what internet surfers find so fascinating about looking at pictures of nude or scantily clad anorexic women. as i said earlier, this is not a scientific study. however, it could probably serve as an exploration for… Continue reading anorexia and sex survey: results, part 2
anorexia and sex survey: results are in
what’s the fascination with pictures of anorexic women? last december, i wondered aloud about that and put together a little survey. it was inspired by detecting that vastly more internet surfers google words like “anorexic nudes” than words that would indicate that anorexia is something that needs to be treated. not surprisingly, that post in… Continue reading anorexia and sex survey: results are in
water
found this on nayeli’s stumbleupon blog. 1. 75% of americans are chronically dehydrated. (likely applies to half the world population.) 2. in 37% of americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. 3. even mild dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%. 4. one glass of… Continue reading water
carnival of eating disorders #7 (part 2)
welcome to part 2 of the 7th carnival of eating disorders! i’m trying something new this round. i’ll discuss the articles in a little more detail and breaking them up over two days. yesterday we had the people from the fit shack, addiction recovery blog, phil for humanity and eating disorders talk discuss the topic… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #7 (part 2)
carnival of eating disorders #7 (part 1)
welcome to the 7th carnival of eating disorders! this round, i’m trying something new. i’ll discuss the articles in a little more detail and break them up over two days. let me know how you like that! today we’ll talk about the topic of addictions and habits (or lack of them). corn products at the… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #7 (part 1)
nutrigenomics, diet and obesity
in continuation of a post the other day on the need to respect individuality in therapy, i came across toronto nutritional sciences researcher ahmed el-sohemy’s work on the difference between men and women in reacting to caffeine. nutrigenomics – matching nutrition to your DNA his research is connected to the field of nutrigenomics, a new… Continue reading nutrigenomics, diet and obesity