Staff photographed sleeping at ‘unsafe’ York eating disorder unit

Staff photographed sleeping at ‘unsafe’ York eating disorder unit

Anna Collinson, Jo Adnitt & Hannah KarpelBBC News Investigations Supplied A worker photographed by a patient who said they were sleeping during a one-on-one observation Staff at a specialist eating disorder unit have been photographed sleeping when they should have been looking after patients who were at risk of harming themselves. There were multiple “unsafe” … Read more

NALSAR student fell unconscious after eating snack in room, say police

NALSAR student fell unconscious after eating snack in room, say police

Sahastranshu Pandey, a final year student of B.A. LLB of NALSAR, developed complications after he ate kurkure, a crunchy puff corn snack, while watching a movie in his room on the academy’s campus on the night of September 20, the Shamirpet police of Cyberabad said on Tuesday. “We spoke to three students who were present there … Read more

‘Eating disorder misdiagnosis left me with PTSD’

‘Eating disorder misdiagnosis left me with PTSD’

Nicola Gilroy BBC Investigations, East Midlands BBC Charlotte Chapman-Hart lives with chiari malformation – type 1, and syringomyelia Weighing six stone and on the brink of organ failure, Charlotte Chapman-Hart is admitted to hospital in excruciating pain. It’s assumed the former model and dancer has an eating disorder. But Charlotte, who repeatedly denies she’s starving … Read more

Fussy eating caused by genes not parenting – study

Fussy eating caused by genes not parenting – study

Parents are not to blame for “fussy eating”, researchers say, as a large study suggests fussy eating tendencies are mostly down to genetics rather than parenting styles. And the tendency to be fussy over food can persist into early teenage life, the team says, building on their previous work looking at toddlers. The UK study … Read more