Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and purging through methods like self-induced vomiting or taking laxatives. In the US, it will affect 1.5% of women and up ...

Many signs are not always obvious and often go unnoticed.

Eating disorders can involve unmistakable changes, such as severe weight loss, as well as hidden signs, such as binge-eating alone. Identifying an eating disorder as soon as possible is important ...

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30-million Americans suffer from an eating disorder, but only one in 10 people receive any kind of treatment for it. While some signs of eating disorders are obvious like dramatic weight loss, refusal ...

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 ...

Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or BED, and orthorexia are serious, potentially life-threatening mental health conditions. They’re also common, affecting around ...

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that can have serious consequences on both physical and emotional well-being. They affect people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds, and it's ...

Doctors are urging families and caregivers to be on the lookout for warning signs of eating disorders over the summer months -- a time when schedules are different and children and teens may spend ...

Eating disorders are one of the most deadly psychiatric disorders. For decades doctors didn’t have the right tools to care for most boys and men who had them. We're ...