While most people are familiar with clinically recognized eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), the concept of ...

The terms “eating disorder” and “disordered eating” sound so similar that you might not catch their differences—but they exist. Disordered eating is even more common. Sixty-five percent of women ...

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 ...

Gemma Sharp receives funding from an NHMRC Investigator Grant. She is a Professor and the Founding Director and Member of the Consortium for Research in Eating Disorders, a registered charity. But ...

Doctors, patients and researchers are at the very beginning of understanding how the new class of obesity drugs interact with eating disorders.

Long overlooked in women 40 and older, midlife eating disorders are going up. Eating disorder specialists cite hormonal shifts, societal pressures, and past struggles as fueling the silent surge.

Self-harm and suicidal ideation at the age of 21 years strongly predicted disordered eating at the age of 26 years in young adults, with self-harm showing a high predictive strength. The relationship ...

New research with University of Cincinnati connections debunks the standard assumption of disordered eating and proposes more personalized attention. “The study highlights how complex disordered ...

Weight-related peer teasing is a strong predictor of disordered eating behaviors in adolescents, particularly those at higher genetic risk, new research shows. Focusing on teenagers, the Flinders ...

People going through the menopausal transition may be at a higher risk of developing certain eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or binge eating disorder. Menopause may also worsen existing ...