An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Anorexia nervosa is a type of eating disorder that leads people to obsess over their body image, weight, and caloric intake. It has the highest ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder with signs and symptoms of severe weight loss, restrictive eating, and fear of weight gain. While not everyone with AN is severely underweight, many ...

No matter how much you think you know about the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, odds are one image comes to mind: an emaciated white teenage girl. But that stereotype ignores the fact that anorexia ...

Recovering from an eating disorder can be long and complex. Treatment typically focuses on reducing the unhelpful behaviors ...

Eating disorders are about more than just fad diets and vanity; they are a serious mental illness that could ultimately cause the end of someone’s life. It’s estimated that as many as 30 million ...

When you picture someone struggling with anorexia, who do you see? For most of us, our mind conjures up the image of an emaciated white teenage girl. This is the depiction that we have seen over and ...

When 23-year old Madeleine Billings died in her sleep just after Christmas last year, she had been trying to starve herself for almost half her life. Not that a casual observer might notice. She was ...

Untreated eating disorders in teenagers can have long-term adverse health effects and may be fatal. Caregivers and family members can learn about eating disorders to provide emotional support and aid ...

EXCLUSIVE: Referrals for eating disorders have risen by around a fifth since Covid, and experts report growing numbers of ...

Caitlin Lloyd completed the study as part of her PhD, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The illness, which usually starts in adolescence, is difficult to treat. Only around ...