Body dysmorphia plays a key role in anorexia and other eating disorders. People may be afraid of gaining weight and believe that their body is larger than it actually is. Body dysmorphia is a ...

People with anorexia nervosa and with body dysmorphic disorder have similar abnormalities in their brains that affect their ability to process visual information, a new UCLA study reveals. People with ...

Float therapy, where a patient is suspended in a pool of warm, salty water in a soundproof room, could help ease some aspects of anorexia nervosa, a small new study found. "The idea is that women with ...

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 ...

Food, it seems, is everywhere now. Yet about 1% of the population has anorexia nervosa, and is starving in the midst of plenty. The question that sufferers, family members, psychologists, and ...

April Smith receives funding from the Department of Defense and the National Institute of Health. Did you know that anorexia is the most lethal mental health condition? One person dies from an eating ...