or exercising a great deal are common and even encouraged in our health and image-conscious culture. With increased awareness of food allergies and other dietary requirements, it’s also not uncommon ...

During the holidays, many families will gather for festive meals. If you pay attention to how and what a tween, teen or young adult is eating, you may detect a pattern that could indicate something is ...

For many teenagers, a smartphone is essentially an extra limb. But new research suggests that spending too much time peering ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that ...

Algorithms and seemingly innocuous posts like "what I eat in a day" videos are where dangerous eating behaviors begin, ...

Approximately 30 million Americans will experience some form of disordered eating in their lifetime. These conditions, which ...

Media portrayals of disordered eating and eating disorders tend to focus on younger people, especially teenagers and young adults. However, these disorders do not discriminate based on gender, race, ...

Theoretical approaches, treatment preferences, and clinician bias all play a role in the ways we understand eating disorders.

When I diagnosed 10-year-old Katie with type 1 diabetes (T1D), I told her that her excess weight and diet were unrelated to her diagnosis. But a few months later, her school teacher singled her out ...

They're tired all the time. They fainted at school. Their blood pressure, body temperature or heart rate are super low.