Understanding the gut-brain axis is key to addressing eating disorders. This study highlights microbiota's influence and ...

In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be ...

“It’s a really slippery slope,” Curtis said, “and some of us are more vulnerable than others.” For context, eating disorders ...

Children as young as 12 are reporting skipping meals to "get skinny" over body image fears. Childline has reported a disturbing rise in numbers of Scotland's young people who have expressed fears ...

While many female stars have been open about their experiences with eating disorders and body image issues, male celebrities are now becoming more candid about their own struggles with weight in ...

Eating disorders often go undetected because they don’t always appear physically visible. They affect all body types and are ...

Body image expert, Dr. Charlotte Markey, answers five questions related to what role—if any—social media plays in eating disorders.

Comorbidity of body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders: severity of psychopathology and body image disturbance. The International journal of eating disorders , 39 (1), 11–19. https://doi ...

1. Eating disorders don’t discriminate by gender. Boys and girls can experience the same disorders, like anorexia, binge ...

Virginia Tech graduate Pollack "Polly" Ann Williams of Johnson City died just over a year ago on February 8, 2008, after a long battle with anorexia and bulimia. In her ...

• Nine percent of the U.S. population will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. • These disorders cause 10,200 deaths every year — one every 62 minutes. • 26 percent of people with ...