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

If you or a loved one has struggled with an eating disorder, know this: You (and they) are not alone. Some 5% of the population has been diagnosed with one before, per the American Psychiatric ...

• 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 eating ...

"What can my body do, and why is that important to me?" New research investigates functionality appreciation and eating ...

And yet in a culture in which fat shaming and restrictive eating are prevalent, it can be easy for eating disorder behaviors to become normalized, said Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder ...

Researchers at Drexel University have found that a majority of women with bulimia nervosa reach their highest-ever body weight after developing their eating disorder, despite the fact that the ...

Most treatment plans involve a combination of therapy, medication, and nutritional counseling. The goal is to reduce disordered behaviors, support emotional well-being, and rebuild healthy eating ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Better screening for eating disorders is needed, according to Lisa Ranzenhofer, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you or a loved one has struggled with an eating disorder, know this: You (and they) are not alone. Some 5% of the population ...