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 ...

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

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

Eating disorders often mask deeper struggles. One essential question can transform how clinicians treat eating disorder patients.

FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Calorie labels on restaurant menus are harming people with eating disorders, a new ...

In the first review of its kind, researchers at King's College London found calorie information prompted problematic thoughts ...

The negative impact of calorie-labelled menus in restaurants on those with restrictive eating disorders is a “cause for concern”, a study suggests. It comes as evidence collected as part of a review ...

Social anxiety disorder is a condition that causes you ... For example, you may become quite anxious when eating with others but be at ease in other social circumstances. Social anxiety is also ...

Binge eating disorder can seriously affect a person’s physical and mental health. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective treatment. Healthcare professionals can prescribe it ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) causes symptoms that begin in early childhood. Though ADHD is often diagnosed between the ages of four and seven, it ...

Racial discrimination, bullying, sexism and other forms of discrimination have also been shown to increase the risk for eating disorders. The pandemic-related isolation that sent many adolescents ...

The dining room at the new EDCare residential eating disorder treatment program, which opened this month in Denver and is the first residential program in Colorado to accept Medicaid. (Provided by ...