Plant-based eating has never been more popular, as people have slowly become more aware of the negative health and environmental impacts of meat and dairy products. But for Melissa Stanger, LCSW, a ...

Some children and adults develop an unusual eating disorder where they restrict the food they eat, but not because of body image issues or a desire to lose weight. Not much is known about what causes ...

When you hear the words “eating disorder," what comes to mind? Anorexia Nervosa (AN)? Understandable, considering that most of our knowledge about eating disorders comes from popular media, and AN is ...

It’s perfectly normal for toddlers to refuse to eat or even taste new foods, with most children naturally outgrowing the picky eating phase around the age of six. However, extreme fussy eating ...

Children with a restrictive eating disorder show recognizable changes in brain structure, according to a new study. Identifying the causes of these changes could help researchers understand how these ...

The results showed that of the athletes who reported restrictive eating, 62% had sustained at least one injury during the preceding year compared to 54% of those not reporting restrictive eating. From ...

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder tied to autism and anxiety. People with ARFID have trouble eating due to sensory aversions to food. A new study of children with ...

Restrictive eating and current or past eating disorders are associated with increased risk of injuries, reveals a study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of ...

You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s characterized as an obsession with only consuming “healthy” foods—and it’s on the rise, says Sadi Fox, ...

Those in the LGBTQIA+ community have much higher rates of eating disorders than the general population, especially trans and ...

Eating disorders can cause damage to a person’s organs, bones, fertility and brain function. People with an eating disorder ...