Anorexia nervosa, often simply referred to as anorexia, is a severe and potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss. The disorder affects ...

A petition started by people with eating disorders calls for improved earlier care and better prevention measures.

Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition that can be straining on both a physical and an emotional level. While eating disorders, including anorexia, are classified as mental ...

With Christmas now just weeks away, many are celebrating by whipping up a holiday dinner with family and friends. However, for some, it can be a triggering time of year, but there's help available.

It is usually difficult to determine how to approach someone with what may be perceived as invasive commentary on their eating behaviors and mental health. It may feel much easier to let others live ...

Thus, USA, UOA, and ULA can help people with anorexia to move away from rating the self, others and life circumstances based upon single dimensions. These forms of acceptance fight anorexic rating ...

Eating disorders (EDs) are psychiatric illnesses involving disordered relationships with food and pathological body weight/shape dissatisfaction. As both psychological and biological illnesses, EDs ...

Research suggests that nearly 30 million Americans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. Yet, despite growing awareness, many still have a limited understanding of these conditions ...

Eating disorders are internal battles that take place beyond the plate and are much more complex than about the food in front ...

Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...