Anorexia is full of paradoxes. People suffering from anorexia starve themselves yet feel nausea at the thought of eating, are fascinated and repulsed by watching others eat, compare themselves ...

Is it bad for me to keep exercising once I embark on recovery? Could it be good for me? Do I risk compromising metabolic or hormonal normalisation if I keep going with it? Will I overshoot my final ...

Qualitative study reveals gap between how lived experience individuals and professionals conceptualise anorexia recovery; particularly around weight restoration and residual symptoms.

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric condition characterized by a fear of weight gain and reduced calorie consumption that can result in dangerous weight loss. This condition is thought to affect around ...

I’ve never been afraid of snakes, heights or flying. But I have been afraid of french fries. Flash back to 2002, when the “health kick” I went on after freshman year in high school quickly spiraled ...

A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds that, contrary to what is often believed, around two thirds of women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa will eventually ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Alexis Katchuk won't tell you, for instance, how much she weighed at the lowest point in her 12-year battle with anorexia. That number is dangerous: Katchuk doesn't want others who are ...

MIAMI — When her parents told her that she had to eat her dinner, Holly Zimmerman burst into hysterical tears and screams. Then, after several hours, the once docile third-grader leaped from her seat ...