Disordered eating can feel protective, helping manage stress. Recovery involves facing food-related anxiety with support, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Eating disorders have the second-highest mortality rate among mental health conditions affecting many ...

Eighteen years ago, Steve and Linda Znachko dropped their 14-year-old daughter Anna off at a private, inpatient eating disorder facility for the first time. The sign at the facility’s entrance read, ...

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, the eating disorder risk among college students has substantially increased by thirteen percent from 2013 to 2021. The "freshman fifteen" is the ...

When Marina Zhukova was 17 and studying abroad in Germany, her host mother pulled her aside during a welcome dinner and asked a startling question: “Are you struggling with anorexia?” She wasn’t—she ...

Maladaptive patterns of smartphone use and greater daily screentime were associated with body image dissatisfaction and ...

When most people think about "healthy eating," they usually focus on what they eat. That might mean trying to eat more fruit ...

"What can my body do, and why is that important to me?" New research investigates functionality appreciation and eating ...

Eating disorders are not caused by genetics alone, but genes can play a significant role in making someone more vulnerable to developing one. Researchers do not understand the exact cause of eating ...

You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s characterized as an obsession with only consuming “healthy” foods—and it’s on the rise, says Sadi Fox, ...