Racial discrimination, bullying, sexism and other forms of discrimination have also been shown to increase the risk for eating disorders. The pandemic-related isolation that sent many adolescents ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — Calorie labels on restaurant menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders, according to a new study. The review found that individuals who have been diagnosed with ...

Eating disorders are characterized by a persistent disturbance of eating patterns that leads to poor physical and/or psychological health. The major eating disorders are anorexia nervosa ...

A new report from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on eating disorders has issued an urgent call for national reform to address the UK’s escalating eating disorder crisis. The report ...

What Is an Eating Disorder? Eating disorders are a group of conditions marked by an unhealthy relationship with food. They tend to develop during the teenage and young adult years, and they are ...

Lives are being lost and families torn apart because of "woefully inadequate care" for people with eating disorders, according to a group of MPs. The "alarming" rise in disorders such as anorexia ...

“Eating disorders will not suddenly be improved by the person affected losing weight – while it might bring their BMI [body mass index] down in isolation, it will do nothing to address the ...

Eating breakfast regularly has been shown to help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, according to UC Davis Health. There is also evidence that ...

The lifetime prevalence of eating disorders among adolescents in the U.S. is 3.8 percent for women and 1.5 percent for men, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Among adults in ...