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Article: Eating disorders clinic using Mandometer Treatment opens in California.
- Article from:
- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 10, 2004
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2004 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first U.S. clinic using Mandometer Treatment program for eating disorders has opened in San Diego, California.
This innovative new program called Mandometer Treatment, developed in Sweden, has shown a remarkable 75% success rate among those with eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia.
This nutritional program teaches patients to eat normally and recognize natural feelings of satiety using a patented computer-based biofeedback system. First, the rate at which a normal person would eat a meal and the amount eaten to become satiated is programmed into the Mandometer. Over time, patients learn to eat ...