The Renfrew Center, the country’s leading authority on eating disorder treatment and research, recently announced the expansion of its services into Central America through a partnership with the Guatemala-based AKASA treatment center. The first center in Central America exclusively dedicated to the treatment of women with eating disorders, AKASA now operates as an independent affiliate of The Renfrew Center.

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I’ve been married for 4 years to a wonderful, loving man. While I have maintained my weight at a very reasonable 110 lbs since we’ve been married, my husband has gained 25-30 lbs since then, and has basically “let himself go.” He keeps telling me that I am too skinny and should gain weight. I’m not sure if he’s telling me that because he feels inferior to me physically, or if he really thinks I’m underweight.

The problem is, we both come from families where pretty much all the women are obese, so the definition of “normal sized” is very skewed. Both my mom and my MIL think that a “good, healthy weight” is something like 140 lbs.

Here’s the thing, I used to weigh close to 200 lbs, and while I was losing people in my family kept telling me not to lose too much weight, etc. Now that I am thin and at the point where I actually like my body, I am being told by my husband he thinks I’d be “hotter’ if I was fatter.

I don’t really get it! Should I be worried about what he’s saying? Should I give in and gain some weight so HE’LL be happy? It’s so frustrating… any ideas or thoughts?

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You hear a lot about the Mediterranean diet, and how it keeps those Greeks and Italians looking olive-toned and healthy.

Now, despite the Mediterranean’s feisty reputation, eating a Mediterranean diet, rich in beans, fruits and vegetables, may keep your mind healthy, specifically preventing Alzheimer’s and dementia

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Researchers presented data in Paris at the World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of obesity and Metabolic Disorders claiming that people with Type 2 diabetes benefit from weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery). The study of more than 135,000 people with Type 2 diabetes showed that 86.6 per cent achieved normal or improved blood glucose levels after surgery. The research also showed that these improvements were maintained two years after surgery.

US authorities are investigating concerns that anti-obesity drug Orlistat may cause liver damage. Orlistat went on sale under the brand name Alli without the need for a prescription in the UK in April. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received more than 30 reports linking the drug to serious liver injury.

Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy was born into a family that takes life seriously and their kids were raised to understand that life is made more worthwhile by helping others less fortunate.  This is the legacy of the Kennedy Family and it came at a very high price as witnessed by the assassination of Ted’s two [...]

Good news if you love to eat popcorn at the movies–your favorite snack is healthier than previously thought! New research shows that popcorn and cereals contain phenol antioxidants, thought to protect against heart disease and cancer.

The study was presented to the American Chemical Society (ACS), and was led by Dr Joe Vinson, of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.

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Registration is now open for the Ninth Annual Binational Policy Forum on Migration and health to be held on October 5-6, 2009 at the Hilton Santa Fe Resort at Buffalo Thunder in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More than 300 high-level representatives from federal, state, academic and community organizations from the United States, Mexico, Canada, South and Central American countries are expected to attend. Visit

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I’ve noticed recently some of the posters on diet-Blog Share have been asking about how to maintain weight loss.

There’s no doubt about it, despite the large amount of books and other resources available these days, the big problem most people seem to have isn’t with losing weight, but maintaining weight loss.

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I’m not big on cholesterol. That’s why I don’t eat meat and greasy foods. At this point, if I tried to, I’d probably drop dead on the spot.

Now, we all know hamburgers and steak have saturated fat and cholesterol, which leads to heart attacks, but fried and processed foods may pack another cholesterol punch.

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