Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) often show normal to elevated physical activity levels
despite severe weight loss and emaciation. This is seemingly in contrast to the loss of …

A relationship between starvation and hyperactivity has been observed in animal models, in
experiments with human subjects, and in dieting disorder patients. Since the earliest …

Using a consistent Skinnerian perspective, Behavior Analysis and Learning: A
Biobehavioral Approach, Sixth Edition provides an advanced introduction to the principles of …

'Skinny models send unhealthy message' 68 'My body and me': women in the newspapers
74 'You can get rid of cellulite'and 'make any man better in bed' 82 'What boys love about …

This study was intended to establish the pathogenic significance of sport and exercise in the
development of eating disorders. Hospitalized eating disordered patients and an age …

Efforts to understand the associations among exercising, personality factors, and disordered
eating have been the focus of much debate. However, research has been plagued by …

First Published in 2004. Why did Michael Jordan quit basketball and take up baseball? Why
was Martina Navratilova so successful as a professional tennis player? Why did Diego …

Background Compulsive exercise has been recognized as a highly prevalent symptom in
eating disorders (ED) for over 100 years and is associated with poor short-term and long …

Objective Animal studies assessing mechanisms of self-starvation under conditions of stress
and diet suggest a pivotal role for the mesolimbic reward system in the maintenance of core …

Eating disorders can lead to death. The prevalence of subclinical and eating disorders is
high among female athletes, and the prevalence of eating disorders is higher among female …