If you or a loved one has struggled with an eating disorder, know this: You (and they) are not alone. Some 5% of the population has been diagnosed with one before, per the American Psychiatric ...

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 ...

At least half of everyone with eating disorders abuses alcohol or illicit drugs, five times more than people without eating disorders. Conversely, more than a third (35 percent) with substance use ...

The 3 eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating--occur at a frequency far greater than usually realized. Anorexia has been found to be present in up to 1% of teenage and ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder with signs and symptoms of severe weight loss, restrictive eating, and fear of weight gain. While not everyone with AN is severely underweight, many ...

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

When the typical college student hears the words "eating disorder," plenty of images come to mind: emaciated bodies, salad-only dinners and image-conscious high school students puking in the bathroom ...

Expanded program brings in-house nutrition, dual-diagnosis mental health treatment, and coordinated outpatient care for ...

I am no longer ashamed! I want to share something personal, something near and dear to my heart. At the age of 15, I developed an eating disorder and have struggled with it for a quarter century. This ...

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