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Black History Month spotlight: Mamie Phipps Clark—Redefining equality in a segregated world
Scientific studies are often considered the closest thing to objective truth. And not without reason. To be...
How social discrimination can lead to eating disorders in trans and queer populations
Belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community can be a source of pride and strength for many people. At the same time...
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Black History Month spotlight: Mary Kenner—The unsung pioneer of women’s health
While scientific advancement is generally considered a collaborative effort, there are many unsung heroes...
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Why do I binge eat?
Binge eating is the act of consuming a large amount of food over a certain period of time. By most medical...
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Is fasting an eating disorder?
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) are...
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Exercise bulimia vs. anorexia athletica
Many people know at least a little bit about eating disorders like anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia...
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Binge eating recovery
Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States, characterized by...
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How to maintain a healthy eating schedule in college
College can be one of the most exciting transitions in a person’s life. For many, it provides the first...
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What is neuroplasticity?
The ability to change and adapt is often considered essential to mental health. But it’s also a critical...
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Fighting fatphobia in healthcare (Part 2): IAEDP urges AAP to revise harmful guidelines for childhood “obesity”
In part two of Fighting Fatphobia in Healthcare, we explain more reasons why the International Association...
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Fighting fatphobia in healthcare (Part 1): IAEDP addresses harmful AAP guidelines for childhood “obesity”
In its new guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with "obesity," the...
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Dangers of bulimia nervosa on your health and well-being
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by extremes. People struggling with this condition move...
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ARFID treatment at home
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a common eating disorder, though not widely understood...
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How to treat eating disorders at home
Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect millions of people around the world. In...
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Treating binge eating disorder at home
Binge eating disorder (BED) is one of the most recently defined eating disorders, but it is already...
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Recognizing bulimia nervosa symptoms in teenagers
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a dangerous eating disorder that affects people of all ages, but the condition can...
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Do I have anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder that may manifest differently in different people and can...
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Do I have binge eating disorder?
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious mental health condition that involves frequent episodes of someone...
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Do I have ARFID?
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a serious mental health condition that involves a...
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Bulimia treatment at home
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and purging, with these...
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Anorexia home treatment
Treating anorexia nervosa (AN) is often a tricky prospect. While weight restoration and recovery from this...
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Eating disorder support groups: Finding healing in community
Eating disorders like binge eating disorder (BED), anorexia nervosa (AN), and bulimia nervosa (BN), can be...
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Emotion-focused therapy for eating disorders
Emotion-focused therapy (EFT), sometimes called emotionally-focused therapy, is a type of therapy that...
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Experiential therapy for eating disorders
Experiential therapy is a form of insight-driven or action-based therapy that immerses a patient in an...
Comparing the different levels of care in eating disorder treatment
While all eating disorders are serious mental health conditions, eating disorder symptoms may present at...
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Therapy for eating disorders
Overcoming an eating disorder can be a long and challenging journey. But there are many types of therapy...
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Interpersonal psychotherapy for eating disorders
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa (AN), binge eating disorder (BED), and bulimia nervosa (BN) can...
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What is binge eating disorder (BED)?
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a mental health condition marked by frequent episodes of binge eating, or...
What is health at every size?
Health at Every Size (HAES) is an alternative approach to healthcare that proposes...
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Anorexia
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Do I have anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder that may manifest differently in different people and can...
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Self-help for anorexia nervosa
With its ability to significantly impact a person's psychological and physical health, anorexia nervosa...
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What is acute anorexia?
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a dangerous mental health disorder that impacts the way people feel about their...
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What causes anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a very serious eating disorder, second only to opioid use as the...
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What are the long term effects of anorexia nervosa?
In individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN), some may experience its effects in the long term. Some of those...
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The dangers of anorexiant diet pills
Anorexiant diet pills have increased dangers for those with an eating disorder. There...
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Signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious illness that may manifest in several ways...
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Is anorexia a disease?
The medical field is based on science, but while the facts derived from this world are often considered...
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Binge eating disorder
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Why do I binge eat?
Binge eating is the act of consuming a large amount of food over a certain period of time. By most medical...
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Why am I eating so much?
Anyone can have a complicated relationship with food, particularly in American culture...
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What causes binge eating disorder?
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious mental health condition marked by episodes of binge eating, where...
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Understanding the connection of dopamine and binge eating
Binge eating behaviors are a major aspect of several eating disorders, including binge eating disorder...
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Signs and symptoms of binge eating disorder
The prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED) is on the rise in the US, with an...
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BED of low frequency and/or limited duration
Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United...
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What is binge eating disorder (BED)?
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a mental health condition marked by frequent episodes of binge eating, or...
Binge eating disorder related to food insecurity
There are many known risk factors for eating disorders, such as a history...
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Body image
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10 body image affirmations
Eating disorders are often recognized by their physical symptoms, but some of the most harmful aspects of...
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Unrealistic beauty standards and body dysmorphic disorder treatment
While eating disorders like anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED)...
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How to deal with and overcome body insecurity
Your body image is how you see your own body, and how you feel about what you perceive...
The racist history of fatphobia and weight stigma
Fatphobia and weight stigma are insidious forces in our society. Fatphobia...
The devastating effects of Instagram and body image
A recent study has revealed that social media apps, such as Instagram and...
Improving your body image in bulimia recovery
Improving body image is one of many individuals’ most challenging parts of bulimia...
How gender dysphoria affects body image
Gender presentation, identity, and body image are inherently linked. This...
Healthism: When a focus on healthy living becomes problematic
Healthism refers to a set of attitudes and beliefs that health is the most important pursuit in life and...
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Bulimia
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What is non-purging bulimia?
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a serious eating disorder defined by cycles. People who struggle with this...
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What causes bulimia nervosa?
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a serious eating disorder that revolves around cycles of binge eating and purging...
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Signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a serious mental health disorder, but the condition is often marked by a number of...
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How to tell your loved ones you have bulimia
Telling your loved ones or family members that you struggle with bulimia nervosa (BN) can be a terrifying...
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How to talk about bulimia nervosa
When you’re living with an eating disorder, like bulimia nervosa (BN), you can get...
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How to stop bulimia
Bulimia nervosa is a complex eating disorder that often comes with feelings of...
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What is bulimia nervosa (BN)?
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder that affects between 0.5% and 1.5% of...
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Eating disorders
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Is fasting an eating disorder?
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) are...
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What are the different types of eating disorders?
There are many different types of eating disorders, each with its own unique set of challenges in treatment.
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Unpacking the fear of eating in front of others
For many of us, sharing meals with others or going out to eat are the primary ways we socialize and...
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The differences between bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN) are two of the most well-known eating disorders, but many...
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Bulimia vs binge eating: the differences between eating disorders
Bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) are two different eating disorders...
What causes an eating disorder: A biopsychosocial perspective
Eating disorders are complex and severe psychiatric illnesses that can have many causes. The biopsychosocial..
Signs a loved one may be at risk of an eating disorder relapse
Recovery is a lifelong process for those who have struggled or...
8 eating disorder myths
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) are...