When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype ...

Eating disorders and OCD can look strikingly similar on the surface. Understanding what drives the behavior is essential for ...

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, ...

Genetic and neurobiological factors shape the development of eating disorders much earlier than previously thought, with evidence emerging in children as young as 9 years old, Yale-led research ...

Source: Plate: credit Anatoliy Sadovskiy/Adobe Stock Food: credit lassedesignen/Adobe Stock Over the past decade, the prevalence of eating disorders—especially among adolescents and young adults—has ...

Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.

People often associate eating disorders with females. However, eating disorder behaviors, such as fasting, purging, and having a preoccupation with body image, can also affect males. The desire to ...

Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder. If you have it, you'll limit the amount and type of food you eat. Doctors sometimes call ARFID a selective eating disorder.

Purging disorder is an eating disorder similar to anorexia or bulimia. Despite not having a separate entry in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), it's a ...

For years, eating disorders were thought to predominantly affect women and girls. But it’s estimated that 1 in 3 people with the condition is male, and that 10 million American boys and men will ...

Although reduced body image and low self-esteem are potential risk factors for eating disorders, they’re not the only factors at play. Body dissatisfaction can increase your risk of disordered eating ...