Rula reports that supporting someone with an eating disorder is vital. Awareness, care, and open communication can aid their recovery journey.

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

The way to tell ODD from developmentally appropriate anger, tantrums, and misbehavior, even a very bad patch, is duration and intensity. “The most notable thing with ODD is going to be the severity ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte New clinical research links ultra-processed food consumption with disordered eating patterns and poorer diet quality in adults with obesity, highlighting potential targets for ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

“I had an eating disorder early in my life. I was 11, 12 when I was diagnosed with my first eating disorder,” says Anne Poirier, author of The Body Joyful and someone who today, at 59, has struggled ...

Although reduced body image and low self-esteem are potential risk factors for eating disorders, they’re not the only factors at play. Body dissatisfaction can increase your risk of disordered eating ...

For years, researchers have been emphasizing that the stereotype of the typical eating disorder patient is inaccurate. Many assume that eating disorders primarily affect thin, white women. But people ...

Less than 10 minutes of consuming TikTok content can have an immediate impact on young women’s body image satisfaction and internalization of the thin ideal. Women who spend a lot of time on TikTok — ...

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Maladaptive behaviors interfere with a person’s daily activities, ability to adjust, or ability to participate in certain settings. Maladaptive behavior can appear in various ways, including avoidance ...