‘If sharing my ugly tale helps just one person get better, it’s worth me describing it,’ says Claire Plaskow, who has suffered from anorexia for decades - Clara Molden for The Telegraph When you look ...

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that involve a persistent disturbance in eating behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. They are often deeply intertwined with mental health issues and ...

While weight-loss medications can help people who struggle with bulimia, they can negatively affect those with restrictive eating tendencies ...

Last week’s column spurred some interesting feedback. So what exactly is an eating disorder? An eating disorder is a disturbance in someone’s eating behavior that compromises a person’s physical and ...

Doctors, patients and researchers are at the very beginning of understanding how the new class of obesity drugs interact with ...

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 ...

Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...

The risks for serious physical illness, psychiatric conditions, and premature death are sharply elevated in people with eating disorders long after their initial diagnosis, a new study showed. Risks ...

Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition that involves changes in eating habits, among other symptoms. It can start in childhood. Anorexia nervosa usually affects people in their teenage ...