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 ...

Emily in Paris’ star Lily Collins wrote that "no one has to struggle in silence or shame," in a post during Eating Disorder ...

I have a babbling baby who currently loves to eat nearly anything. (Watching her smear avocado onto her nine-month-old face is a genuine evening highlight.) But since I’m a contemporary parent with ...

Each year, the last week of February is recognized as Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In the days leading up to it, my inbox ...

The word trigger is used to describe a stimulus (experience, memory, sensation, feeling, or thought) that "triggers" an uncomfortable, overwhelming, adverse emotional reaction. Once triggered, the ...

Eating disorders are often thought to be about food, but more often they're rooted in shame and isolation. Connection and ...

Eating disorders are serious conditions that go beyond dieting or wanting to lose weight. They can significantly affect one’s physical and mental health and overall well-being. In addition, out of all ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW), which runs from February 24 to March 2, “is an annual campaign to educate the public about eating disorders and to engage ...

"I've had many patients come to me with restrictive eating patterns, but they say like, I'm not trying to lose weight, you know, restricting for some other reason. And when I tell them you do actually ...

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that can have serious consequences on both physical and emotional well-being. They affect people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds, and it's ...

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, 30 million Americans will suffer from a disorder in their lifetime.

Keynote speaker Kitty Westin will present "Understanding Eating Disorders and how to support someone who is suffering" on Monday, Feb. 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Bohannon Hall on the UMD campus. Westin ...