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What is the Cause of Anorexia Nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa affects millions of men and women in the United States and is not a choice but rather a disorder...
Early Eating Disorder Intervention
Eating disorders affect 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States and approximately 15% of these individuals seek...
Warning Signs of Bulimia Nervosa in Children
Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by bingeing and compensatory behaviors. Although the common assumption is that it only affects...
Signs, Symptoms, and Complications of Orthorexia Nervosa
Orthorexia nervosa is defined as the obsession with eating only healthy food to the point that it interferes with certain aspects...
Do I Have Anorexia Nervosa?
What is Anorexia Nervosa? Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder classified by the unhealthy disturbance in body shape and image resulting...
8 Tips for Dealing With Family Gatherings When You’re in Recovery from Bulimia
Family gatherings are inherently stressful for many of us. Family dynamics can be complicated, and our families have seen us at...
World Eating Disorders Action Day 2018: Cutting and Eating Disorders
Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder, better known as self-harm, is characterized by the purposeful actions of causing physical harm to oneself without the...
Why Kurbo, the Weight Loss App for Kids, Is a Problem
CN: Discussion of food restriction, weight bias, and weight loss for children WW, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers has...
How Common Are Eating Disorders in Young Children?
According to statistics, eating disorders are more common in females than in males; in fact, only one in three individuals with...
Genetic Study Pinpoints Potential Risk Factors for Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are more than about food, weight loss, and body image. Eating disorders begin as pathological behaviors that turn into...