Featuring Insight from Eating Recovery Center Clinical Manager, Emma Streit, LCSW Eating disorders are often misunderstood, but they impact millions of individuals and families across the United ...

Experts recommend medical monitoring as well as psychological help in order to treat eating disorders, and say early intervention is crucial.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sunday marked the last day of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, but health officials say lifesaving information should be remembered year-round. The number of people who ...

Lily Collins discussed how she felt about publicly sharing her struggles with an eating disorder, calling it "one of the most ...

In all of my The Body Image Books, I include a feature called “Myths and Misbeliefs.” The popular culture myths, misbeliefs, and massive misunderstandings concerning eating and body image are what led ...

There are lots of stereotypes and myths about eating disorders out there. I've gathered some important facts about eating disorders that you probably did not know. All of these facts are crucial for ...

You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s characterized as an obsession with only consuming “healthy” foods—and it’s on the rise, says Sadi Fox, ...

This series was supported by The Pulitzer Center. This story is the third of the four-part series. For years, the media image of an anorexic youth was an emaciated white female teen. One of the ...

Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.

As a high school freshman, Alexa Larson’s every thought was occupied by her weight. “I didn’t have time for friends. I didn’t have time for activities,” Larson said. “I didn’t really have any goals in ...

It’s exactly what it sounds like. "Chewing and spitting" — occasionally known as "c/s" to sufferers and "CHSP" to psychologists — is a disordered eating behaviour in which individuals chew up and then ...