They're tired all the time. They fainted at school. Their blood pressure, body temperature or heart rate are super low.

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Kristina Saffran was sent to a rehabilitation facility to fight her eating disorder. After a relapse, she went back. Then she went back twice more, for a total of seven months, over her freshman year ...

Current diagnostic criteria for eating disorders fail to capture a broad range of weight-loss behaviors characteristic of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder that are not ...

Theoretical approaches, treatment preferences, and clinician bias all play a role in the ways we understand eating disorders.

While the concept of eating disorders has become more broadly discussed over the last few years, less is understood about the psychology behind them — namely, what is happening inside the brain of a ...

There is no single cause of eating disorders. However, research suggests that social media may sometimes be a contributing factor, as some content on social media platforms can promote thinness and ...

The new findings signal a “clear call to action” as men and boys grapple with “feelings of stigma and shame” around their struggle Getty One in five boys meets the criteria for an eating disorder, a ...

Eating disorders affect people of all races and ethnicities. However, barriers to healthcare may prevent some racial and ethnic groups from receiving accurate diagnoses and treatment. Eating disorders ...