No one fully understands what gives rise to these painful and confounding illnesses. Eating disorders likely emerge from a complex relationship between genetics, personality traits, and environmental ...

FARGO - Society largely blames eating disorders on unrealistic body images portrayed in magazines or on TV, but a North Dakota State University researcher found that media influence plays only a small ...

What causes them? Who is most likely to experience such a problem? What happens to those that suffer from them? What can be done to help? “You don’t need food.” “You will be able to see your beautiful ...

Eating disorders represent one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions affecting millions of people across all demographics. While many assume these complex conditions stem from simple ...

Social media makes everything look picture-perfect. Be it someone’s home, vacations, relationships or their body. People love flaunting themselves. And when it comes to physical appearance, gym ...

Eating disorders are often associated with extreme weight loss, but what many people don’t realize is that they can also lead to significant weight gain. This paradox can be confusing and distressing ...

Up to 3.4 million people in the UK are affected by eating disorders, but while we keep a watchful eye on our teens (with the assumption that adolescents are most vulnerable), it's not always so. It's ...

Images of super-thin models pervade the image of an eating disorder. But eating disorders are complex diseases that put the people who have them at serious risk for long-term problems. It is estimated ...