Recovering from an eating disorder can be long and complex. Treatment typically focuses on reducing the unhelpful behaviours and thoughts that characterise these disorders. These include extreme ...

The idea of someone not skinny—let alone “fat”—with anorexia nervosa goes directly against how the disorder is depicted in the media. For example, when you think of anorexia, what image comes to your ...

Why are eating disorders often misunderstood? Many struggle, few are diagnosed: The reality of eating disorders ...

A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades. In 2012, Janice Bremis went to an eating disorder treatment facility in ...

Anorexia is like having a distorted mirror in your mind that makes you see yourself as bigger than you really are. It's this relentless fear of gaining weight that drives people to skip meals or eat ...

Wake up, go to the bathroom and step on the scale. Come home, eat a snack, and open MyFitnessPal to see how many calories you ...

Constipation in anorexia is more than just infrequent bathroom trips. It’s a side effect of how the eating disorder affects gastric function. Anorexia nervosa, often called “anorexia” for short, is an ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Brick, N.J.: Lindsey Avon and her 28-year-old husband Victor have been together for 10 years. But when Victor decided to lose some ...

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.