Binge Eating Disorder News

Apple donates 1K smartwatches to UNC medical school to study eating disorders - Becker's Hospital Review

Apple donates 1K smartwatches to UNC medical school to study eating disordersBecker’s Hospital ReviewResearchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill are studying how well Apple Watches can help manage and track eating disorders, CNBC reports. Up to 1,000 participants — all adults who …read more

Apple donating 1000 Apple Watches to aid binge eating study - WLS

WLSApple is doing its part when it comes to helping the battle against binge eating. According to CNBC , the tech giant is donating 1,000 Apple Watches to track biological changes in people with eating disorders. The University of North Carolina’s medical … …read more

Apple will help study eating disorders with the use of the Apple Watch - PocketNow (press release) (blog)

PocketNow (press release) (blog)Apple is truly dedicated to improving their user’s health. Now, they have decided to contribute to the University of North Carolina. Their medical school is conducting a study called BEGIN (Binge Eating Genetics Initiative), where they expect to … …read more

Apple donates 1000 watches to eating disorder study - Engadget

EngadgetThe use of Apple Watches in medical studies now includes research into eating disorders. Apple is donating 1,000 smartwatches to a University of North Carolina study (the Binge Eating Genetics Initiative, or BEGIN) that will help understand bulimia … …read more

Apple to donate Apple Watches to eating disorder study - ConsumerAffairs

ConsumerAffairsA person may be diagnosed with a binge-eating disorder, such as bulimia nervosa, if they slip into a pattern of binge eating and then purge or exercise to excess in an effort to compensate for the amount of calories they were unable to stop themselves … …read more

Apple Will Donate 1000 Apple Watch Units to Help With Binge-Eating Research - Fortune

FortuneThe company will donate 1,000 Apple Watch units to researchers at the University of North Carolina to study binge eating, CNBC is reporting. The study will be known as Binge Eating Genetics Initiative (BEGIN) and will aim at trying to understand the … …read more

Morning Break: Heart Doc 'Fabricated' Data; Victim Blaming in Medicine; Apple's Binge Watches - MedPage Today

MedPage TodayApple said they are donating 1,000 watches for a study on binge eating, which hopes to see if there is a change in heart rate prior to a binge eating episode. (CNBC). Morning Break is a daily guide to what’s new and interesting on the Web for … and …read more

Apple is donating 1000 watches for a binge eating study - Fast Company

Fast CompanyThe iPhone giant is donating 1,000 of its Apple Watches to a study that is aiming to find out whether binge eating is due to biological or behavioral causes, reports CNBC. Apple itself won’t be conducting the study or analyzing the data from it, but …Apple’s iPhone and …read more

Apple to donate 1000 Apple Watches to aid binge eating study - AppleInsider

AppleInsiderThe Binge Eating Genetics Initiative, or BINGE, is looking for biological changes brought on by either rapid and excessive eating or by subsequently over-exercising or purging. In a month-long study, researchers will examine whether Apple Watch’s heart … …read more

The Apple iPhone Will Soon Be Able To Decode Binge Eating Disorder - India Times

India TimesAccording to University of North Carolina’s Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, if you are 18, have an iPhone (model 5 or newer), and have a current or lifetime experience with binge eating disorder (BED) or bulimia nervosa (BN), you can … …read more