Eating Disorder
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Albertans with eating disorders ‘not sick enough’ for hospital admissionA study shows people suffering from easting disorders do not know where to go if they are “not sick enough” to be admitted to the hospital.HealthFeb 5
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CMHA Waterloo Wellington campaign shows the many shapes of eating disordersEating Disorders Awareness Week is a national campaign that runs Feb. 1-8. A local presentation by Waterloo Wellington Eating Disorders Coalition will be held Wednesday evening.HealthFeb 3
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‘Proud to say I am a fat person’: Calgary actors draw attention to weight biasActors who proudly call themselves fat are telling their stories of bias and acceptance in a play that explores the shame and fear associated with their body shape.HealthJan 27
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RVH receives $600,000 donation to battle youth eating disordersA six-figure donation from TD Bank Group will help the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Foundation launch a new initiative helping youth struggling with eating disorders.HealthOct 25, 2022
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Eating disorders clinic marks a decade of serving southwestern OntarioThe Adult Eating Disorders Service (AEDS) was developed in 2012 to overcome a lack of care available for those with eating disorders in the region.HealthOct 6, 2022
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Eating disorder hospitalizations among Canadian youth rose during COVID-19 pandemic: dataHospitals saw a spike in the number of youth hospitalized for eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Research reveal.CanadaMay 5, 2022
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Eating disorders impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, Kingston experts sayKingston Health Sciences Centre's Director of Mental Health and Addictions programs says eating disorder referrals increased by 45 per cent between 2020 and 2021.HealthMay 3, 2022
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‘I stopped eating’: Rise in eating disorders seen among Ontario youth during COVID pandemicIt's a situation experts say many youth have found themselves in since COVID-19 hit -- and a phenomenon hospitals in Ontario have been working hard to deal with.HealthDec 10, 2021
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Tween’s ‘powerful thighs’ message a reminder that weight and body image language mattersThe National Eating Disorder Information Centre says children as young as five pick up on negative body image conversations.HealthDec 2, 2021
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Canada’s elite athletes at greater risk for mental disorders, study findsA new study, one of the first of its kind here at home, has revealed 41 per cent of elite Canadian athletes meet the criteria for one or more mental disorders.HealthJul 30, 2021
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