Craving non-food items is a temporary eating disorder called pica, which primarily affects children and pregnant women.

Pregnant and postpartum women experiencing weight-related stigma are at risk for depressive symptoms, unhealthy eating behaviors, and stress.

Bulimia nervosa is one of the most common psychiatric eating disorders among women.

Though relapse is common, anorexia can be fully cured via treatment and support systems.

Proposed as a disorder in 1997, orthorexia nervosa may lead to consequences like anxiety and malnutrition.

As body ideals have changed, the extremes we take to achieve them haven't.

An unusual number of accidents, self-harm, mental disorders, drug and supplement consumption could be red flags for eating disorders.

A change in how people view food could heal disordered eating and de-prioritize getting skinny.

"These women should be offered extra support."

 “At first, Mia came to me all smiley-faced wanting to be my friend. I welcomed her into my lonely world, and everything was good…until she got too comfortable. Now, I feel trapped in a dark room and my only friend, 

Eating disorders can seem mystifying to people who have never struggled with them. But a new study using magnetic resonance imaging scans shows how the brains of people with bulimia nervosa respond differently to food when under stress. In women 

New research sheds light on what causes anorexia and upends popular understanding of it as an eating disorder caused by low self-confidence and poor body image. Researchers have identified a potential metabolic root cause to the eating disorder, as well as