Adolescents admitted to the hospital for eating disorders face increased readmission risks within the first year when they ...

Eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescent females and young women. Eating disorders are associated with ...

A diagnosis often viewed as less serious than anorexia and bulimia—and the most common eating disorder worldwide—can cause just as much harm, a new study has found. Other Specified Feeding or Eating ...

What began as a little-known diagnosis quickly became a public health concern, shaped by media, medicine, feminism, and ...

At least half of everyone with eating disorders abuses alcohol or illicit drugs, five times more than people without eating disorders. Conversely, more than a third (35 percent) with substance use ...

Few parents are surprised to learn of the significant overlap between eating disorders and ADHD in adolescents. Numerous studies show that children with ADHD face three times the risk of developing an ...

A lived experience commentary in the Journal of Eating Disorders challenges 'treatment-resistant' and 'terminal' labels and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's what anorexia nervosa is, why it's so concerning and how people who struggle with the disorder can get help. Restriction of ...

Scientists have identified a possible link between anorexia nervosa and rare changes in the PLIN4 gene, which is involved in fat storage and is predominantly active in adipose tissue and muscles.