Shortly after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, most countries implemented stringent lockdown measures to varying degrees that included school closures, ...

(HealthDay)—A new study confirms yet another consequence of the pandemic for children and teenagers: Eating disorders, and hospitalizations for them, rose sharply in 2020. The study of six hospitals ...

Researchers from the Swinburne Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) Research Group have discovered what is believed to be the first biomarker for anorexia nervosa. Biomarkers are typically used in the detection ...

A new study confirms yet another consequence of the pandemic for children and teenagers: Eating disorders, and hospitalizations for them, rose sharply in 2020. The study of six hospitals across Canada ...

Gut microbes may play a significant role in the eating disorder anorexia, a new British study says. Researchers from the University of Oxford reviewed available evidence suggesting that in people with ...

Model and body positivity activist Tess Holiday revealed in a recent tweet that she’s “anorexic and in recovery” following an ongoing struggle with her body. “I’m not ashamed to say it out loud ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While her doctors think it would be a “horrible idea” for her to do so, Goldschneider said that something in her “wants to know ...

With flavor gone, my old eating disorder came roaring back. By Mallary Tenore Tarpley The day after my family and I were diagnosed with Covid-19 last September, I made myself a cup of coffee. I had ...

The front cover of Dorinda Medley’s upcoming memoir, Make It Nice. [Simon & Schuster] “What I really realize is, I think, a lot of women suffer from body dysmorphia. I think we only have that one ...

This story was featured in The Optimist newsletter. Sign up here to receive stories of kindness, resilience and the best among us every Wednesday and Sunday. It was right around this time last spring ...