Loss of appetite, whether from restrictive eating disorders in childhood or illness-driven wasting in adulthood, can trigger lasting, structural changes in the brain. The brain is in constant ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eating disorders primarily affect women and typically present early in life. Support should focus on a high ...

Recovery typically focuses on a checklist of clinical symptoms. But a new study shows we may be missing what’s most important ...

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions with high mortality rates, yet most people affected never receive ...

Eating disorders are not caused by genetics alone, but genes can play a significant role in making someone more vulnerable to developing one. Researchers do not understand the exact cause of eating ...

The risks for serious physical illness, psychiatric conditions, and premature death are sharply elevated in people with eating disorders long after their initial diagnosis, a new study showed. Risks ...

If you have ADHD, you may be at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder as a result of the overlap in symptoms between both conditions. People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...