There are currently six eating disorders recognized in the DSM-5: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, pica, rumination disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.

Do you ever feel like you're not in control when it comes to food? You may be suffering from an eating disorder. Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect millions of people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, about how diabetes care and ...

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are both types of eating disorders. Both may start during adolescence and involve eating large amounts of food in a short period, but they have important ...

These abnormal eating habits can have serious implications for an individual's physical and emotional well-being. Here are five types of eating disorders, their causes, symptoms, and available ...

You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s characterized as an ...

Restricting food intake is one symptom of the binge-purge type of anorexia nervosa. The other main symptom is engaging in binge eating followed by purging through various methods. Anorexia nervosa ...

If someone brought up the subject of eating disorders, it wouldn’t be surprising if the first thing that came to mind was an image of a slim caucasian woman. This stereotype can make it easy for Black ...

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect a person’s relationship with food and body image. They are not simply about food itself, but often linked to emotional distress, ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

The coexistence of eating disorders with type 1 diabetes represents a formidable clinical challenge, whereby the management of glycaemic control is intricately interwoven with disordered eating ...