Examples of disordered eating habits include binge eating, fasting, and avoiding a whole food group. Doctors do not clinically define disordered eating as an eating disorder, but it does increase the ...

“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 ...

If you’re considering intermittent fasting to lose weight or improve your health, you’re looking to your future. But your past also plays an important role in the success – and safety – of your plan.

Although reduced body image and low self-esteem are potential risk factors for eating disorders, they’re not the only factors at play. Body dissatisfaction can increase your risk of disordered eating ...

Content warning: This story covers disordered eating. If you are struggling with an eating disorder and are in need of support, please call the National Eating Disorders Association Helpline at ...

The landscape of disordered eating extends far beyond diagnosed eating disorders, affecting nearly 65% of women aged 25 to 45. While 30 million Americans face diagnosed eating disorders, disordered ...

Gemma Sharp receives funding from an NHMRC Investigator Grant. She is a Professor and the Founding Director and Member of the Consortium for Research in Eating Disorders, a registered charity. But ...

Chances are, you’ve heard the terms eating disorders and disordered eating—but do you know what both concepts mean? In today’s blog post, I want to dive into the differences between eating disorders ...

Several possible causes may make a person unable to stop eating. These can include disordered eating behaviors, emotional factors, or binge eating disorder. Many different factors can make it ...

Research has shown an overlap between neurodivergence and those struggling with eating disorders. Neurodivergence is a term used to describe those whose minds process information differently than what ...

New research with University of Cincinnati connections debunks the standard assumption of disordered eating and proposes more personalized attention. "The study highlights how complex disordered ...