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

Megan Jayne Crabbe was diagnosed with anorexia at 14. When she hit her ‘goal weight’ and still didn’t feel happy, a supportive online community showed her a new way to live ...

Yes, experts classify eating disorders as mental illnesses. Experts recognise eating disorders in medical and psychiatric manuals such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ...

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.

Vulnerable individuals are using weight-loss medication in dangerous and unhealthy ways, experts have revealed.

When I saw that registered dietitian and author Christy Harrison was a keynote speaker at the upcoming 34th Annual Renfrew Center Conference, a training event for eating disorder professionals, I was ...

At the gym, they are easy to spot. Some were never overweight, yet now they are slim ­— even thin. Nicknamed “jabbers,” they reflect a growing trend of people using weight loss injections, even when ...