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

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

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

Key Takeaways If you notice your kid is struggling with eating and body image—don't panic. A nonjudgemental talk is the first ...

While the concept of eating disorders has become more broadly discussed over the last few years, less is understood about the psychology behind them — namely, what is happening inside the brain of a ...

Body dissatisfaction among 16-year-olds may predict risk for later development of eating disorders, depression, and higher ...

If you're constantly snacking, always ordering takeout or these other signs, it could point to something bigger.

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.

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Like most women, Kate Moore, at 41, had a lot of balls in the air—she was a married mother of two school-age boys and a nurse at a busy out­patient clinic in North Carolina. After recovering from a ...

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect a significant portion of the U.S. population. An estimated 9 percent of Americans, or 28.8 million people, will have an eating ...