Eating Disorders News & Features

New research suggests more than twice as many young people were hospitalized with eating disorders in the first 12 months of the COVID-19 surge in the U.S.

Findings challenge a common theory that's never been directly tested in patients, according to the study authors.

At Eating Recovery Center, which offers treatment and services for people who have eating disorders, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs were switched to virtual when the pandemic began. But that didn't sit well with people who were working on their recovery.

New research suggests hours spent scrolling through social media and watching TV trigger binge eating in preteens.

The research team found that there were nearly 54,000 emergency department visits due to eating disorders in fiscal year 2018 to 2019, costing $29 million, and over 23,500 in-patient hospitalizations due to eating disorders, costing $209 million.

Among those who initially did not have an eating disorder, 1.8% of those who used diet pills in the past year said they received their first eating disorder diagnosis over the next one to three years, compared to 1% of those who did not use diet pills.

The behaviors, called “disordered eating,” include eating to gain weight and using supplements or anabolic steroids to increase muscle or body size.

It turns out that eating causes the release of dopamine in your brain not once, but twice, German scientists report.

But it may take years or longer, researchers acknowledge

During the college years, young people, especially young women, are most at risk for developing eating disorders. WebMD explains.

Binging, purging, yo-yo dieting, anorexia. Think these are girl problems? Not so fast.

They're often linked with other mental health issues, researchers say

Several autoimmune diseases have been linked to, and may even play a role in the development of, eating disorders, new research suggests.

Researchers saw a nearly 6-fold rise in patients who met all criteria of anorexia except being underweight

British study finds that too many males associate anorexia, bulimia as only a woman's issue

Small study found almost half of those with anorexia, bulimia had symptom relief

Chart-topping singer Demi Lovato opens up about where she's been and what's ahead for her hot career.

Eating disorders don’t just strike teens. A new survey shows that middle-aged women binge, purge, and engage in extreme exercise and dieting about as often as adolescents do.

Women with anorexia or bulimia or a history of eating disorders have more fertility problems, unplanned pregnancies, and negative feelings about having a child than women with no such history, a new study from the United Kingdom finds.

Girls and boys who develop unhealthy eating or extreme dieting habits as adolescents are likely to carry those potentially dangerous weight control practices into adulthood.

Eating disorders in teens are common, often occur with other psychiatric problems including suicidal thoughts, and don't just affect girls, according to a new study.

Doctors should be aware that eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia are increasing rapidly in children and adolescents and thus should be on the lookout for signs of problems in their young patients, a new report says.

Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating can be linked to depression. A guide to depression and eating disorders, and finding effective treatment for both.

Eating disorders aren't just for the young. More and more women are struggling with anorexia and bulimia well into their 30s and beyond. Here's why.

Eating disorders can cause serious health problems for children and teens. Early recognition and early treatment are the best ways to avoid these problems. Here is what to watch for.