Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High ghrelin levels were associated with later weight gain in girls and women with anorexia nervosa. Additional ...

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 ...

Weight suppression, defined as the discrepancy between an individual’s highest past weight at adult height and their current weight, has attracted the interest of researchers and clinicians studying ...

Here's what anorexia nervosa is, why it's so concerning and how people who struggle with the disorder can get help.

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 ...

The team began by comparing stool samples from 70 healthy women and 77 women with anorexia. “There were massive changes in the abundance of bacteria,” Pedersen said, including 27 bacteria that were ...

What is atypical anorexia, and how does it affect people who don’t fit the stereotype of living with an eating disorder? When Latoya Shauntay Snell collapsed on a New York subway platform, she thought ...