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 ...

Doctors sometimes identify anorexia by its physical symptoms: rapid, intense weight loss, dehydration, dizziness, hair loss ...

Eating disorders are often dismissed as a lack of discipline or picky eating by much of society. Whether it's anorexia, ...

Adolescents admitted to the hospital for eating disorders face increased readmission risks within the first year when they ...

A new commentary in the Journal of Eating Disorders argues that the rapid expansion of eating disorder diagnoses and the ...

A Danish study of 13,208 adolescents finds that both early and late pubertal timing are linked to higher odds of eating ...

People going through the menopausal transition may be at a higher risk of developing certain eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or binge eating disorder. Menopause may also worsen existing ...

Eating disorders affect people of all races and ethnicities. However, barriers to healthcare may prevent some racial and ethnic groups from receiving accurate diagnoses and treatment. Eating disorders ...

Few conditions are as wrapped in self-directed shame as eating disorders. As a therapist, I've seen a unique flavor of abashment linked to each disorder in each person. As well, most individuals I ...

Eating disorders are among the deadliest and fastest-growing mental health conditions, yet they remain largely misunderstood. Popular portrayals reduce these illnesses to superficial stereotypes, ...