Purpose There is little investigation into the causes of food addiction. The aim of this study
was to determine the impact of early life influences on the development of food addiction in …

Background Childhood sexual abuse can increase both body weight and inflammation later
in life. Higher weight or faster changes in weight, as measured by changes in body mass …

Women are subject to health disparities across the life course, owing to multiple factors,
including sexism, ageism, and other forms of structural discrimination and mistreatment …

Introduction Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) refer to traumatic life events occurred in
childhood that comprise abuse (eg, psychological, physical, sexual), neglect (psychological …

Background: Obesity among adolescents is a significant public health concern. This study
analyzes the prevalence of obesity among adolescents using data from the National Survey …

Purpose Studies have shown significant associations of dissociative symptoms with both
eating and addictive disorders; however, the different forms of dissociation have been …

Abstract The Carter Center has estimated that the addiction crisis in the United States (US), if
continues to worsen at the same rate, may cost the country approximately 16 trillion dollars …

David Antoine Lachmansingh is a University College Cork graduate in Pharmacology &
Therapeutics as well as Medicine. His earlier molecular research interests included …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic experiences that occur
before the age of 18 and can have long-standing impacts on mental and physical health …

Childhood trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a growing mental health
concern in pediatric occupational therapy (OT). More than two thirds of children report at …