Only a few days ago I asked a colleague who works with eating disorders, “What do you know about the families of patients with anorexia nervosa?” Without thinking, she replied, “The mothers of the ...

Recovering from an eating disorder can be long and complex. But when recovery focuses on a clinical checklist of symptoms, such as reaching a healthy weight, it may ignore other important aspects of ...

When the lay public and health professionals alike think of osteoporosis – a disease that causes brittle bones – they think of post-menopausal women. And, in fact, about half of all women over 50 will ...

For Dave Chawner, anorexia began in his teenage years. What started as weight loss quickly spiralled when he was praised for it. Soon, he was obsessively weighing himself, counting calories, and ...

The ketogenic diet, best known as a fat-busting fad, holds promise for treating anorexia nervosa. Following the diet – which contains high amounts of fat, moderate amounts of protein and very few ...

Defining what recovery looks like after an eating disorder is tricky. Mallary Tenore Tarpley was in and out of residential and hospital treatment for several years before realizing she would never be ...

Recovering from an eating disorder can be long and complex. Treatment typically focuses on reducing the unhelpful behaviors and thoughts that characterize these disorders. These include extreme ...