Eighteen years ago, Steve and Linda Znachko dropped their 14-year-old daughter Anna off at a private, inpatient eating disorder facility for the first time. The sign at the facility’s entrance read, ...
Editors’ Note: This article discusses suicide and contains details about mental health crises. If you are having thoughts of suicide, or are concerned that someone ...
A pharmacist holds a box of Novo Nordisk A/S Ozempic brand semaglutide medication arranged at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah on Nov. 27, 2023. Prescriptions of appetite suppressing GLP-1 weight-loss drugs ...
New research finds that binge-eating disorder symptoms may persist longer than once believed, finding 61 percent and 45 percent of individuals still experienced binge-eating disorder 2.5 and 5 years ...
An intensive low-energy diet programme, similar to the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission, significantly improved eating disorder symptoms in people with type 2 diabetes and excess weight who were ...
Eating disorders represent one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions affecting millions of people across all demographics. While many assume these complex conditions stem from simple ...
Eating disorders are among the many illnesses that are not easily identifiable, making it difficult to recognize who may be struggling and require support. They are complex mental health illnesses ...
Since the pandemic began, eating disorders have been on the rise and that is heart-wrenching for me to hear. Having suffered from anorexia for 25 years (from my mid-twenties until I was 50), I know ...
The risks for serious physical illness, psychiatric conditions, and premature death are sharply elevated in people with eating disorders long after their initial diagnosis, a new study showed. Risks ...