What is disordered eating, and why is it often ignored? Learn the causes, signs, and why people hesitate to talk about ...

“I had an eating disorder early in my life. I was 11, 12 when I was diagnosed with my first eating disorder,” says Anne Poirier, author of The Body Joyful and someone who today, at 59, has struggled ...

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

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

Lynsey said people with disordered eating patterns often have had difficult early attachments, loss, or trauma in their lives. They tend to view things in black-and-white terms, may be perfectionists, ...

For years, researchers have been emphasizing that the stereotype of the typical eating disorder patient is inaccurate. Many assume that eating disorders primarily affect thin, white women. But people ...