Why do beauty standards feel inescapable? Neuroscience and epigenetics reveal how our brains imprint cultural ideals—shaping body image and eating behaviors for life.

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

Teens and others may be impacted by the media's portrayal of an ideal body which can result in eating disorders.

Dr. Rosen has expertise in the evaluation and treatment of eating disorders in adolescents and young adults   Heather Rosen, ...

Mandatory nutrition labels may unintentionally harm individuals with eating disorders, raising concerns for public health and ...

In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a clinical practice guideline recommending weight-loss medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, as a supplement ...

Actress Tracey Gold, who starred as Carol Seaver on "Growing Pains," talks about her extreme eating disorder accelerated by fat jokes made on the show, and how her TV mom advocated for her health.

Increasing screen time and social media use significantly raise the risk of eating disorders among teens. Exposure to ...

CBT-E is a promising treatment for adolescents with eating disorders who did not fully recover from FBT or could not engage ...

Eating disorders and social media use are two big concerns when it comes to teens. Here is what the research and experts say ...