A history of higher weight is common in individuals seeking treatment for eating disorders. Among these individuals, a large group is diagnosed with atypical anorexia nervosa (AN). The Diagnostic and ...

Content note: This story discusses potentially triggering details about disordered eating. Tess Holliday shared more details about her experience with atypical anorexia nervosa in a recent interview ...

For Erin Harrop, an assistant professor of social work at the University of Denver, signs of an eating disorder began to appear at a young age. It initially started at the age of six with little ...

In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we examine how the Front Range’s weight-loss culture may contribute to the prevalence of the eating disorder—anorexia’s lesser-known but equally ...

Weathering a pandemic offers the perfect recipe for exacerbating an eating disorder: stress, anxiety and solitude. ‘You’re not skinny enough to warrant care. There were literally times … where I was ...

A higher-calorie nutrition plan isn’t more distressing for hospitalized teens and young adults with anorexia than a lower-calorie plan, a new study led by UC San Francisco researchers found. The new ...

Eating disorders are the third most common chronic illness among adolescents, and while the stereotype of someone struggling with an eating disorder is a startlingly thin adolescent girl with anorexia ...