A history of higher weight is common in individuals seeking treatment for eating disorders. Among these individuals, a large group is diagnosed with atypical anorexia nervosa (AN). The Diagnostic and ...

Anorexia nervosa, often simply referred to as anorexia, is a severe and potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss. The disorder affects ...

The famous British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that “the human body is the best picture of the human soul”. Without a healthy body, no one ca ...

The team, composed of Scripps Research Professor Nicholas Schork, a genomics researcher and director of biostatistics and bioinformatics with Scripps Translational Science Institute (a collaboration ...

ABC7's Healthbeat reporter Sylvia Perez took a look at different perspectives that involve not only the cause, but also the treatment. Caroline says it only took one mean 'fat' comment from a ...

Each year, the last week of February is recognized as Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In the days leading up to it, my inbox ...

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that involve a persistent disturbance in eating behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. They are often deeply intertwined with mental health issues and ...

I have a babbling baby who currently loves to eat nearly anything. (Watching her smear avocado onto her nine-month-old face is a genuine evening highlight.) But since I’m a contemporary parent with ...

Eating is often believed to be entirely under our conscious control – we choose to eat when we are hungry or when we feel tired and need more energy. Because of this, people often believe that ...

"I've had many patients come to me with restrictive eating patterns, but they say like, I'm not trying to lose weight, you know, restricting for some other reason. And when I tell them you do actually ...