For Black women and femmes who are navigating a system that is anti-Black and high stress, to even receive a diagnosis for an eating disorder presents its own challenges. Black women report higher ...
People are being denied treatment for being “too thin”, “too sick”, “not sick enough”, or are being labelled “untreatable”' ...
Lives are being lost and families torn apart because of "woefully inadequate care" for people with eating disorders, ...
MPs said there has been an alarming rise in eating disorders in the past decade and there is ‘widespread neglect’ in services ...
The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...
People recovering from eating disorders say the focus on weight and BMI can be triggering and counterproductive.
(HealthDay News) — Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an increased likelihood of any eating disorder, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in the Journal of Clinical ...
A young Gen Z woman has shared her shock on social media after she was told by her doctor that she is "overweight" despite ...
Olivia Petter talks to experts who say that people with eating disorders are especially vulnerable to the allure of ‘quick ...
Racial discrimination, bullying, sexism and other forms of discrimination have also been shown to increase the risk for ...
Delayed brain development, genetics, and mental health challenges contribute to disordered eating in young adults, according to a European study by King’s College London. A new study led by the ...
But people with eating disorders tended to undergo this process more slowly, due to genetic and environmental factors, ...