MPs said there has been an alarming rise in eating disorders in the past decade and there is ‘widespread neglect’ in services ...
People recovering from eating disorders say the focus on weight and BMI can be triggering and counterproductive.
But people with eating disorders tended to undergo this process more slowly, due to genetic and environmental factors, ...
Eating disorder services have become worse rather than better over the past few years, MPs have said in a report that says some trusts are discharging patients with a body mass index (BMI) of less ...
A group of Australian and international experts are calling for a major overhaul of obesity diagnosis, saying current methods ...
Lives are being lost and families torn apart because of "woefully inadequate care" for people with eating disorders, ...
Racial discrimination, bullying, sexism and other forms of discrimination have also been shown to increase the risk for ...
Brain differences may contribute to high levels of disordered eating among young people, shedding light on potential causes ...
“Eating disorders will not suddenly be improved by the person affected losing weight – while it might bring their BMI [body mass index] down in isolation, it will do nothing to address the ...
Brain maturation plays a key role in the link between mental health and eating disorders in young people, according to the ...
Emergency hospital admissions for children with eating disorders have risen sixfold in a decade amid the “contagious ...