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

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

Prisma Triples Outpatient Behavioral Health Service Prisma Health is tripling patient access to outpatient, behavioral health, day services with a new $3.7 million Behavioral Health & Wellness ...

Yassin says physical symptoms may start to show when your child is excessively using technology, such as complaints of a ...

The Emily Program, a national leader in eating disorder specialty care and behavioral health services, today announced the delivery of newly enhanced specialized eating disorder treatment services in ...

The New York State Department of Health is calling on residents to adopt healthier lifestyles to combat heart disease, the ...

From running track to running lines, "Modern Family" star Julie Bowen has found a great deal of success throughout her life.

Mom's choice is very simple. If she wants to share meals with you, then she needs to talk about something else. Dear Carolyn: ...

Is dieting just a way to lose weight, or could it be a gateway to an eating disorder? Explore how dieting can damage your ...

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 ...

Depression affects 280 million people worldwide. The mental illness has been proven to lead to changes in eating behavior. Researchers have discovered that although patients with depression generally ...

A new study suggests that diets high in fast food, processed red meat, and soda but low in fruits and vegetables may be linked to faster biological aging.