Eating disorders are often misunderstood, but they impact millions of individuals and families across the United States. According to national data, nearly 1 in 10 Americans will experience an eating ...

When Jean Robinson's daughter Abby* was sixteen years old, she seemed happy to most people who knew her. A junior in high school, Abby was involved with a dance company and thinking about going off to ...

Every 52 minutes, one person dies as a direct consequence of an eating disorder. It's national eating disorder awareness week so we are talking to expert Kara Stultz from the Emily Program, who breaks ...

Eating less, avoiding meals, cutting out whole food groups, becoming anxious about eating, or fear of weight gain. But these ...

A patient sits across from me and describes thinking about food all day. She eats very little. She has lost interest in meals she used to love. Her hair is thinning, and she is tired in a way sleep ...

When Marina Zhukova was 17 and studying abroad in Germany, her host mother pulled her aside during a welcome dinner and asked a startling question: “Are you struggling with anorexia?” She wasn’t—she ...