Eating disorders are a set of widespread and life threatening conditions. According to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry based on the largest national…
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Addressing the Eclairs in the Room
Eating disorders among children are becoming a rising issue on both sides of the weight spectrum. According to data collected by the Centers for Disease…
Brawny, Burly, Bigorexia
How may a 300-pound bodybuilder compare with a 60-pound 15-year-old battling with anorexia? In addition to shared human genotypes and phenotypes, they may be connected…
Diabulimia, Anything but Sweet
What would you sacrifice for a perfect body? A cheesy slice of pizza? Or perhaps a vanilla yogurt with generous quantities of Oreo and rainbow…
Eating Disorders Are Taking a Bite Out of Children
December 9, 2015. While many of us were counting the days until winter vacation, British teenager, Pippa ‘Pip’ McManus was counting her last breaths, before…
Hiding in the Shadows: The “Other” Eating Disorders
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder: the three most well-known eating disorders. Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, pica, rumination disorder: the less commonly known but…
Night Eating Syndrome: Not Just Your Midnight Munchies
Very commonly thrown around is the concept of “midnight munchies.” Sometimes you might get hungry later in the evening or even during the late hours…
Pica: When Pebbles, Paint, and Pennies Taste Good
One day at the park John, Carl, and Terry are digging in the dirt. John finds a small rock and starts to snicker. A minute…
Eat Your Peas, Sweetie: Picky or Avoidant?
How many times in your life has your mother said, “Eat your peas, sweetie?” Do you remember that ungodly pile of green spheres just protruding…
A Victim of Anorexia: How to Tell
As outlined by DSM-5 guidelines, anorexia nervosa includes restrictive energy intake even lower than daily requirements, extreme fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, and…