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.
Jan 12, 2026
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Holidays can be exceptionally stressful for children, adolescents, parents and families who have food or body concerns. Pediatricians are in a prime position to anticipate potentially stressful food-related situations and ...
Dec 15, 2025
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As the festive season approaches, perhaps you're thinking of hosting friends and family.
Dec 5, 2025
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The health impacts of eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, are not only complex, affecting many different organ systems, but long-lasting, finds a large tracking study, published in the open access ...
Nov 18, 2025
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Eating disorders are most likely to develop in young people aged between 12 and 25.
Nov 13, 2025
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A diagnosis often viewed as less serious than anorexia and bulimia—and the most common eating disorder worldwide—can cause just as much harm, a new study has found.
Nov 12, 2025
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People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest.
Oct 13, 2025
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Bulimia nervosa (BN), or bulimia, is a mental health disorder characterized by binge eating and a fear of gaining weight, which drives people to try and avoid weight gain, usually by compensatory (vomiting etc.). Over time, ...
Aug 27, 2025
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Eating disorders can affect anybody, no matter their age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or body size. Yet the myth that eating disorders are "diseases of affluence" persists, and can mean those from wealthier backgrounds ...
Aug 23, 2025
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A study from Florida State University uncovers biological and behavioral consequences of weight loss underlying binge-eating in women with bulimia nervosa and related syndromes. The work is published in the journal Psychological ...
Jul 23, 2025
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