"Clean" eating and veganism can be popular among young people. But dieting is a strong risk factor for developing an eating ...

More than 75% of women show eating disorder behaviors, many without even realizing it. Understanding the nuances of disordered eating and how it differs from clinically diagnosed eating disorders is ...

One eating disorder is becoming increasingly prevalent. Though it didn’t even have a name as early as 10 years ago, ARFID—which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder—has seen a 200 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A diagnosis often viewed as less serious than anorexia and bulimia—and the most common eating disorder worldwide—can cause ...

Imagine a fear of food so strong, it can drive a person to starvation. A silent and widely misunderstood eating disorder is gaining attention thanks to an 8-year-old girl who is empowering others on ...

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are both types of eating disorders. Both may start during adolescence and involve eating large amounts of food in a short period, but they have important ...

Food insecurity does more than limit access. It can alter hunger, safety, and trust in the body in ways that can increase ...

Not all parents know the early warning signs of an eating disorder, which usually develops between the ages of 12 and 25.