or exercising a great deal are common and even encouraged in our health and image-conscious culture. With increased awareness of food allergies and other dietary requirements, it’s also not uncommon ...

During the holidays, many families will gather for festive meals. If you pay attention to how and what a tween, teen or young adult is eating, you may detect a pattern that could indicate something is ...

Disordered eating is the term used when these behaviors are not frequent and/or severe enough to meet an eating disorder diagnosis. Not everyone who engages in these behaviors will develop an eating ...

In the United States, eating disorders are the second most deadly mental health issue (behind opioid use disorder). And they are more common than you may think, affecting about 9 percent of the U.S.

Eating disorders can involve unmistakable changes, such as severe weight loss, as well as hidden signs, such as binge-eating alone. Identifying an eating disorder as soon as possible is important ...

The triggers for midlife eating disorders look different than they do for younger women.

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 ...

While we tend to associate disordered eating ―  anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorder ― with adolescent women, it’s not uncommon for women in midlife to develop, or experience an eating disorder ...

Insurers are using loopholes in a mental health parity law to get around paying for expensive in-patient care ...

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 ...

For some people, healthy eating can become an obsession that has a devastating impact on their health and relationships.