NewsletterMay07

Fast Food Leads Teens to Overeat

Lean Adolescents, but Not Overweight Teens, Tend to Compensate and Eat Less Later

By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Medical News

June 15, 2004 -- Are those super-sized fast food meals really to blame for the supersizing of America's kids? The debate continues, but new research offers some of the best direct evidence yet that they are at least part of the problem. To read more...

Child with Epilepsy: Handling Bad Behavior WebMD Feature

Here's a common scenario for the parent of a child with epilepsy. You find that your son has left his shoes in the middle of the living room floor for the umpteenth time, or that he still hasn't cleaned his room three weeks after you asked him, or that the garbage truck came and went this morning but he never dragged the cans to the curb. To read more..

Study VI: Childhood Overindulgence and Life Goals

By participating in this 30 minute study, you will help us understand how childhood overindulgence relates to adult personality traits such as personal aspirations and attitudes about life. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through this newsletter and on the our research webpage. Click on this link to enter the study.

Binge Eating WebMD Feature

Overindulgence is not generally the same as binge eating. Binge eating is defined as consuming a large amount of food within two hours and being unable to control the amount consumed and to stop eating. To read more...

Thanks to Research Assistant Chelsae Armao who contributed by finding stories to include in this edition of the newsletter.

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May 2007

Fast Food Leads Teens to Overeat

Child with Epilepsy: Handling Bad Behavior WebMD Feature

Binge Eating WebMD Feature