Research suggests that nearly 30 million Americans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. Yet, despite growing awareness, many still have a limited understanding of these conditions ...

The actress — who played rebellious teenager Kelly Bundy on the bawdy sitcom from 1987 to 1997 — wrote about dealing with an eating disorder in her newly released memoir, “You With the Sad Eyes.” “If ...

When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin, teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype is so pervasive it can feel like a fact. A growing body of evidence ...

Some psychologists and parents argued that it risked glamorizing the condition, but one performer described the experience as empowering: “Onstage, I can be who I really am.” By Alex Marshall ...

When Erika Queen was growing up outside Olympia, classmates and family bullied her about her weight. "I was always a chunky kid," she said. "I very quickly developed shame around it. As I got older ...

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Northeastern chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus. This spring semester, I was on co-op. From 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., my ...

The last thing Chevese Turner needed was medication to help her lose weight. Twenty years into recovery from binge eating disorder and atypical anorexia, she was done trying to whittle her physique ...

Children with anorexia nervosa have widespread brain changes that can’t be explained by starvation alone. The finding brings us closer to identifying the neurological processes behind the condition, ...

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 ...

Radio New Zealand (RNZ), the public broadcaster, reported last week that a teenager with anorexia starved to death in a motel that was being used as emergency accommodation for homeless people. The ...

A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades. In 2012, Janice Bremis went to an eating disorder treatment facility in ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Oona Hanson is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders. While the internet’s darkest corners have always ...