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Colin Jackson had an illustrious sporting career, but behind the scenes he was struggling with bulimia and body dysmorphia, ...
A growing number of people are struggling with their relationship with food in ways that don’t always meet the criteria for ...
One writer shares her story on what it's like to travel with an eating disorder, and how seeing the world has helped her heal ...
Long overlooked in women 40 and older, midlife eating disorders are going up. Eating disorder specialists cite hormonal ...
Recent research has corroborated these earlier findings, indicating a significant genetic component in eating disorders. A ...
Charlie Health reports that eating disorders are significantly influenced by genetics, with family history increasing risk ...
Current diagnostic criteria for eating disorders fail to capture a broad range of weight-loss behaviors characteristic of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder that are not ...
In 2022, the medical journal JAMA Pediatric published startling research - adolescents seeking treatment for eating disorders ...
Bulimia nervosa, commonly known as "bulimia," is an eating disorder characterized by recurring binge eating episodes followed ...
Because both BED and bulimia involve binge eating, many people confuse the two. A trained healthcare professional can help you find the correct eating disorder diagnosis and treat you accordingly.
Bulimia may lead to weight gain rather than loss due to binge eating, as purging doesn’t significantly reduce caloric intake. Weight changes are also possible during recovery.
In reality though, the disorder is characterized by eating large amounts of food in a short amount of time (called binge eating), followed by an erratic type of behavior that compensates for the ...