When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype ...

Eating disorders and OCD can look strikingly similar on the surface. Understanding what drives the behavior is essential for ...

A young woman meticulously arranges the food on her plate, ensuring that each bite is symmetrical before she allows herself to eat. Another counts calories obsessively, unable to deviate from her ...

Eating behavior is associated with symptoms of pelvic floor disorders in middle-aged women. For example, higher consumption of highly processed ready-made foods and fast food increased the risk for ...

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 ...

A first-time mother tries to conceal her new curves. A teenage boy endlessly compares himself to the bulked-up bodies he sees online. An elderly woman, in an attempt to avoid the ailments that took ...

In a survey of the Stanford student body conducted in 2020 by Mila Camargo ’22 M.A. ’23, 92.1% of students** said they would modify their body (i.e. lose weight, gain muscle or change the size/shape ...

Several possible causes may make a person unable to stop eating. These can include disordered eating behaviors, emotional factors, or binge eating disorder. Many different factors can make it ...

This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives, dividing medical experts, and spurring one of the biggest business battles in years. Read more about The Obesity ...

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.