Anorexia symptoms fall into five main categories. Understanding the symptoms of Anorexia is essential for sufferers and families. What's really important is that you understand that these are symptoms ...

The relationship between anorexia and depression is complex. Genetics, environmental factors, and how your brain and digestive system communicate may all influence this common comorbidity. Anorexia, ...

Researchers found that preventing adolescent body dissatisfaction could reduce the population burden of psychiatric conditions.

Eating disorders can affect anybody, no matter their age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or body size. Yet the myth that eating disorders are "diseases of affluence" persists, and can mean ...

This article contains mentions of eating disorders. For Weinberg senior Michelle Lu, Northwestern’s Campus EDucators was her “brain child.” During her first year, Lu created the organization to ...

Many individuals with anorexia experience gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as constipation. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that most commonly affects females in adolescence or young ...

Eating disorder symptoms evident in older women As many as 71.2% of women aged 50 years and older who participated in an online survey reported that they were trying to lose weight and 13% reported at ...

Each year, the last week of February is recognized as Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In the days leading up to it, my inbox typically floods with reminders of deadly statistics, ...

An 18-year-old Sreenanda from Kerala, India, died after months of adhering to a radical water-only diet based on videos from YouTube. Her treating doctor, Dr. Nagesh Prabhu, said the teenager had ...