Even a chatbot trained on nutrition and fitness research that dispenses reasonable-sounding guidance can become a deadly ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) classifies eating disorders as mental health conditions. Because of that, treatments for eating disorders fall under Original Medicare (parts A and B ...

Beatriz Santos writes in her journal most days, referring to it as her “lifeline.” As a sophomore at Loyola University, she uses her journal to write down academic goals (“I want to be more motivated” ...

Melbourne researchers have successfully tested a new therapy for a complex and increasingly common eating disorder among teenagers. The study found that an enhanced treatment model, developed by ...

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 ...

The review shows how gut microbiota may influence appetite, food reward, inflammation, and energy balance through the ...

With over 30% of eating disorder patients utilizing GLP-1 medications, experts urge primary care clinicians to screen for ...

When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin, teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype is so pervasive it can feel like a fact. A growing body of evidence ...

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder (BED) are both serious eating disorders characterized by episodes of consuming large amounts of food, a behavior called binge eating. The primary difference ...