The idea of someone not skinny—let alone “fat”—with anorexia nervosa goes directly against how the disorder is depicted in the media. For example, when you think of anorexia, what image comes to your ...

Tens of millions of adults and teens in the U.S. are affected by a wide range of mental health disorders. The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health notes that some of the most common ones include ...

A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades. In 2012, Janice Bremis went to an eating disorder treatment facility in ...

All forms of anorexia nervosa feature behaviors of calorie restriction. When you primarily manage your weight through dieting, fasting, and excessive exercise, you may be living with restricting type ...

Research is beginning to prove the overlap between the cognitive profiles of individuals with anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). By understanding the correlation between these two ...

Constipation in anorexia is more than just infrequent bathroom trips. It’s a side effect of how the eating disorder affects gastric function. Anorexia nervosa, often called “anorexia” for short, is an ...

For many people, the term “eating disorder” will bring to mind its two most familiar forms – anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. What they may not realise, however, is that “binge eating disorder” ...