anorexia
The Brains of Women with Anorexia Change to Override Hunger, Study Says
How do women with eating disorders overpower their bodies' urge to eat? New research has found the illness actually alters the way their brains work.
‘Laxatives for Dinner’: My Life as an Anorexic Man
As a YouTuber, I share my life with hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet. But just few years ago, something as mundane as a beach holiday was enough to send me into a panic.
I Inherited My Anorexic Mother's Fear of Food
If I ate breakfast one day, I wasn't allowed to eat until lunch the next, and then dinner the following. With swollen cheeks, I feared blood on my toothbrush. It never felt as if I got "everything" out.
Eating Gives Me Anxiety and Not Eating Gives Me Anxiety
Lately, I feel that the way I've lived for years—in hyperconscious, hypervigilant awareness of everything I put in my mouth—no longer serves to quell my depression and anxiety. It actually exacerbates it.
Women Are Documenting Their Eating Disorder Recovery Via Instagram
The #edrecovery community is supportive, but photos and likes may do more harm than good.
Atypical Anorexia and My Obsession with Food
Someone who is immersed in the world of food and the restaurant industry could not possibly be starving himself, right?
Study Finds 'Significant' Link Between Social Media and Eating Disorders
According to a new study, young people who consume "fitspiration" content are more likely to engage in anorexia- or bulimia-related behaviors.
Australia's Only Support Service for Eating Disorders Could Be Shutting Down
The Butterfly Foundation is worried it may lose its funding under the Turnbull Government's plan to "streamline" mental health services.
Why Eating Disorders Are on the Rise in Japan
Eating disorders have been increasing in Japan since the 1980s—despite the country's historically low obesity rates. A Japanologist explains the country's cultural obsession with being thin.
Making Food Feel Safe Again with an Eating Disorder Cookbook
For those who struggle with eating disorders, learning how to enjoy food again can be an emotional and painful process. A new cookbook, edited and written by people in recovery, aims to help with the journey.
Fashion Models Will Now Need a Doctor's Approval to Work in France
Anti-anorexia public health measures also require that magazines and advertising companies label images that have been "digitally altered,” as well as those in which a model's silhouette has been made to look "thinner or wider."
The Mental Health Warriors of Instagram
The community serves as a place to help and support each other through whatever problems its members are dealing with, from dissociative identity disorder to eating disorders.