The urge to "start over" for the new year feels hopeful. In eating disorders, that same impulse can either support recovery ...

You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s characterized as an ...

Purging disorder is an eating disorder similar to anorexia or bulimia. Despite not having a separate entry in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), it's a ...

Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.

For years, eating disorders were thought to predominantly affect women and girls. But it’s estimated that 1 in 3 people with the condition is male, and that 10 million American boys and men will ...

Sleep-eating disorders, like nocturnal eating syndrome (NES) and sleep-related eating disorder (SRED), may cause people to eat more than they desire at night. However, treatments are available. There ...

Lack of motivation in eating disorders often reflects fear, avoidance, or impaired insight, not unwillingness. Many people ...

Eating disorders are characterized by altered eating behavior that negatively impacts a person’s physical and mental health. Some recent evidence has suggested that the use of social media may ...

New research shows that our assumptions about eating disorders are often wrong — and that many larger-bodied people are starving themselves. Sharon Maxwell is recovering from atypical anorexia. She ...

Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder. If you have it, you'll limit the amount and type of food you eat. Doctors sometimes call ARFID a selective eating disorder.

Purging disorder is an eating disorder that involves “purging” behavior to induce weight loss or manipulate body shape. Purging can mean a number of things, including: self-induced vomiting misuse of ...