Children as young as ten are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight and the problem is more common in boys than…

Estrogen therapy improves low bone density due to anorexia nervosa in teenage girls with the disease when given as a patch or as a low oral dose…

Perhaps the most puzzling symptom of anorexia nervosa – a disorder that tends to occur in young women – is the refusal to eat, resulting in extreme weight…

The incidence of eating disorders was found to be 2.3-fold higher among Muslim adolescents than among their Christian classmates. Similarly, body dissatisfaction was 1.8-fold…

The more time adolescent girls spend in front of Facebook, the more their chances of developing a negative body image and various eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia and exaggerated…

Scientists in Connecticut have carried out one of the first psychological studies into eating disorders in Native American (NA) populations. The research, published in The International Journal of…

Have you ever felt uneasy sitting in a doctor’s waiting room or climbed the walls waiting for your test results? That feeling of anxious uncertainty can be more stressful than knowing…

Scientists at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have identified both common and rare gene variants associated with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. In the largest genetic…

Research from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) shows that children with severe congenital heart defects have twice the risk of anxiety at 18…

A intervention that combined cognitive behavioral therapy and guided self-help was effective and cost-saving for patients with disorders that involve binge eating, a randomized trial showed.

The intervention plus usual care allowed more…

Neither obesity nor simple overeating will be included in the DSM-5, the forthcoming revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases, but binge eating is on track to…

What do you mean I can’t run the stairs anymore?” I asked, confused. The girl with the clipboard shrugged: “I guess the neighbors complained and…” Before she could finish, I…

Many people equate the holidays with food – big meals equals big times. Americans, especially, attach a lot of social and personal value to what, and…

Although most people with bulimia and binge eating disorders wait many years before seeking help, a new review shows that psychological treatment can make a large difference — and that…

While vegetarians tend to eat healthier diets and are less likely than non-vegetarians to be overweight or obese, they may be at increased risk for binge eating with loss of…

Eighteen per cent of school children who took part in two health surveys carried out a year apart admitted they had…

Sixty-five percent of American women between the ages of 25 and 45 report having disordered eating behaviors, according to the results of a new survey by SELF Magazine…

A new study of teenagers has found that the same risk factors are associated with both being overweight and with disordered eating behaviors like binge eating and…

Although anorexia nervosa is categorized as an eating disorder, it is not known whether there are alterations of the portions of the brain that regulate appetite. Now, a…

A University of Iowa professor is making a case for a new eating disorder she calls purging disorder.

The disorder is similar to bulimia nervosa in that both…

Anorexia nervosa is a disorder with a grim reputation. Even experts say that anorexia is often devastatingly chronic and carries high mortality rates. However, these views are highly biased.…

This study examines the association between eating disorders and a history of childhood abuse in gay and bisexual men, and how substance abuse and depression might…

Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) can be associated with disrupted sleep, weight gain, and major chronic morbidity. In SRED—involuntary eating while asleep, with partial or complete amnesia—the normal suppression of eating…

Any type of eating disorder can boost a woman’s likelihood of having irregular menstrual periods, a new study confirms.

Based on the findings, “when someone’s got irregular menstruation, eating disorders should be…

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between eating disorders and attentional biases. It is concluded that future research should establish whether such biases warrant specific therapeutic interventions.…