The 3 eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating--occur at a frequency far greater than usually realized. Anorexia has been found to be present in up to 1% of teenage and ...

New research indicates that the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is associated with being an early riser, unlike many other disorders that tend to be evening-based such as depression, binge eating ...

Eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescent females and young women. Eating disorders are associated with ...

At least half of everyone with eating disorders abuses alcohol or illicit drugs, five times more than people without eating disorders. Conversely, more than a third (35 percent) with substance use ...

Longstanding eating disorders are not necessarily irreversible. Intensive, integrated care and sustained weight restoration can support meaningful recovery.

A diagnosis often viewed as less serious than anorexia and bulimia—and the most common eating disorder worldwide—can cause just as much harm, a new study has found. Other Specified Feeding or Eating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's what anorexia nervosa is, why it's so concerning and how people who struggle with the disorder can get help. Restriction of ...

Individuals with anorexia nervosa restrict food intake, sometimes to the point of starvation. Yet a new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience finds that the cognitive machinery they use to ...

For decades, anorexia nervosa has been studied largely through the lenses of psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience, with ...