They're tired all the time. They fainted at school. Their blood pressure, body temperature or heart rate are super low.

Of the list of eating disorders, ARFID might not be one that you recognize – but it can be just as dangerous as the better-known conditions. ARFID, or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, is ...

Theoretical approaches, treatment preferences, and clinician bias all play a role in the ways we understand eating disorders.

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 ...

Since the pandemic began, eating disorders have been on the rise and that is heart-wrenching for me to hear. Having suffered from anorexia for 25 years (from my mid-twenties until I was 50), I know ...

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 ...

For years, eating disorders were thought to predominantly affect women and girls. But it’s estimated that 1 in 3 people with the condition is male, and that 10 million American boys and men will ...

Dieting and weight concerns make people overeat and gain weight. Dieting remains pervasive in American culture, but the milkshake study, and similar ones that followed, nonetheless reshaped many ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that excessive smartphone use is closely associated with disordered eating, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s ...