Stevee Williams, a restaurant manager in Houston, was preparing for her sister’s wedding when anxieties bubbled up about how ...

Bulimia may lead to weight gain rather than loss due to binge eating, as purging doesn’t significantly reduce caloric intake. Weight changes are also possible during recovery. Bulimia nervosa is an ...

If you or a loved one has struggled with an eating disorder, know this: You (and they) are not alone. Some 5% of the population has been diagnosed with one before, per the American Psychiatric ...

In the United States, eating disorders are the second most deadly mental health issue (behind opioid use disorder). And they are more common than you may think, affecting about 9 percent of the U.S.

Non-purging bulimia is a type of bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder that involves binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors like excessive exercise. Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder ...

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are both types of eating disorders. Both may start during adolescence and involve eating large amounts of food in a short period, but they have important ...

People with bulimia don't all fit a single mold -- they may be underweight (slightly), overweight or average weight. People with bulimia have difficulty controlling their eating behavior, which causes ...

A teenager recently asked me if eating disorders were contagious. The answer is more complicated, and more hopeful, than a ...

Eating disorders affect more than 30 million people in the United States. When most people picture someone with an eating ...

If someone close to you is dealing with an eating disorder, it’s possible they won’t tell you. That’s because eating disorders usually isolate the person who has them. This can make it even more ...