New strategies needed for preventing eating disorders
August 6, 2013 — The U.S. health care system needs more trained professionals and prevention specialists to take on the often overlooked―and sometimes deadly―issue of eating disorders. “Eating disorders need to be higher up on the public health agenda,”…
Does just feeling fat make you gain weight?
Coverage in U.S. News & World Report, August 16, 2012, featuring HSPH's S. Bryn Austin
Combatting obesity with mindful eating
“You fold a tiny raisin into your hand, perhaps thinking about the journey it made to reach you, farmers planting seeds, nature providing water...” In a July 13, 2012 blog on the Huffington Post, writer Amy Spies tries…
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and 'mostly heterosexual' young adults have higher risk of PTSD than heterosexuals
June 14, 2012 -- Higher prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a debilitating mental illness that can have life-long negative consequences, has been found in young adult gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and “mostly heterosexuals” compared with completely heterosexuals…
One in ten children face elevated risk of abuse, future PTSD, due to gender nonconformity
For immediate release: Monday, February 20, 2012 Boston, MA — Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being…
School obesity-prevention program may reduce medical costs
School-based programs that teach middle schoolers about healthy foods, encourage less TV and other screen time, and urge more physical activity can reduce eating disorders among girls and help save on medical costs, according to a study co-authored…