Stella was eight years old when she stopped eating solid foods. She went from being a “foodie” to strictly consuming liquids, says Briana, Stella’s mother. That diet soon became problematic for Stella ...
For an illness that affects so many people, there are plenty of misconceptions about eating disorders, experts say. Eating disorders affect nearly 1 in 10 people worldwide, according to the nonprofit ...
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which begins Feb. 23, attempts to shed light on a condition that affects millions ...
A recent study of more than 11,000 pediatric eating disorder hospitalizations in Ontario found rates of hospitalizations increased 139% from 2002 to 2019. Among young male patients, hospitalizations ...
Emily in Paris’ star Lily Collins wrote that "no one has to struggle in silence or shame," in a post during Eating Disorder ...
Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.
DEAR ABBY: After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER. She was diagnosed with ARFID. It’s an eating disorder we had never heard of but one in ...
As Eating Disorder Awareness Week approaches, it's crucial to unravel the myths surrounding eating disorders. Discover why these serious conditions can affect anyone, irrespective of their size, and ...
27th annual Reel Equals International Film Festival features local mother-daughter story of healing.
Billie Jean King is trying weight loss medication to address her binge eating disorder (BED), revealing on the April 24 episode of actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Wiser Than Me podcast that it was ...