For many teenagers, a smartphone is essentially an extra limb. But new research suggests that spending too much time peering into that digital world might be altering how young people view their ...

Theoretical approaches, treatment preferences, and clinician bias all play a role in the ways we understand eating disorders.

Eating disorders can involve unmistakable changes, such as severe weight loss, as well as hidden signs, such as binge-eating alone. Identifying an eating disorder as soon as possible is important ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Eating disorder symptoms were more common in women and ...

Eating disorders can affect anybody, no matter their age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or body size. Yet the myth that eating disorders are "diseases of affluence" persists, and can mean ...

That Fitness App May Not Be So Healthy After All, Especially For Teens In A Nutshell A review of 35 studies with an average participant age of 17 found that compulsive smartphone use is consistently ...

or exercising a great deal are common and even encouraged in our health and image-conscious culture. With increased awareness of food allergies and other dietary requirements, it’s also not uncommon ...

Objective To prospectively examine the prevalence of diagnosed eating disorders (ED-diagnosis), ED-symptoms and factors predicting ED-symptoms in three male and female high school student groups: ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that excessive smartphone use is closely associated with disordered eating, ...

There are some stereotypes about eating disorders that have been stuck in the public mind forever—namely, they only affect people who are female, white, and in their teens or 20s. The reality, however ...

People going through the menopausal transition may be at a higher risk of developing certain eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or binge eating disorder. Menopause may also worsen existing ...