They might seem like harmless fun but in fact they can reinforce dangerous ideas about food, weight and body image.
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Doctors often miss the signs of eating disorders in middle-aged women due to cultural stereotypes around these illnesses.
Eating disorders in teens are common and dangerous, and parents and loved ones play a crucial role in helping to both identify concerning behaviors and promote healthy ones.
About a quarter of those with body dysmorphic disorder attempt suicide or struggle with ideas of suicide. Fortunately, medication and therapy have proved highly effective at treating the disorder.
Television personality Jonathan Van Ness is the latest celebrity to speak candidly about their struggles with the condition.
More than 130,000 New Zealanders may suffer from binge eating disorder. Largely invisible, it needs more research to help better diagnosis and treatment.
Binge eating or hyperfixating on certain foods may be common in people with ADHD.
Boys, LGBTQ youth and people with normal body mass index are often overlooked when it comes to recognizing eating disorders, a physician and psychotherapist explain.
Data from around the world, including Australia, indicate the pandemic has made things more difficult for people with eating disorders for a variety of reasons.
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School
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Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago
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Principal Research Fellow / Head, Eating Disorders, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Hofstra University
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Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Reading
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Professor of Psychiatry and Clinician Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
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Programme Lead Nutrition and Health, Edge Hill University
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Communication Faculty Member, Colorado State University Global
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Professor of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast