Binge eating
How to Head Off an Eating Disorder Relapse During the Holidays
Even for people in recovery, unfamiliar circumstances or foods combined with too-familiar families can lead to relapse.
The 'Wellness Influencer' Lifestyle Can Be a Gateway to Disordered Eating
The corner of the internet that chronicles meticulous diets and “clean eating” regimens is still a petri dish for orthorexia.
When You're Worried a Friend Has an Eating Disorder, It's Time to Make Some Hard Calls
Here's how to decide if you should say something.
Ayahuasca Is Being Studied as a Treatment for Eating Disorders
"It was like my brain was reprogrammed."
It's Okay That You Eat All the Pizza After Binge Drinking, Science Understands
We talked to the researcher behind a new study that aims to identify the causes of alcohol-induced overeating.
Is There a Scientific Explanation for Food Comas?
Researchers over-fed fruit flies to understand why you pass out after Thanksgiving dinner.
Why the Holidays Are Hell for People with Binge Eating Disorders
During the Holidays, bingeing is not only tolerated, but encouraged. But for the 30 million Americans who struggle with an eating disorder the holidays are a time when stress and anxiety are at their peak.
Hormone Released During Sex Could Lead to Less Binge Eating
From making orgasms better to essentially getting us drunk without a hangover, the “cuddle hormone” has benefits that extend far beyond its evolutionary goal of mother-child bonding.
Scientists Might Have Figured Out How to Stop You From Binge Eating
New research from Johns Hopkins University has found that suppressing certain neurons in rats’ brains can make them less likely to seek sugary rewards. This could have implications for human behaviour, too.