It can be surprising, and a little heartbreaking, to learn just how early body image concerns can begin. Research shows that children start forming ideas about their bodies at a very young age. In fact, one study found that nearly half of girls aged 3...
It is understood that eating disorders are often the symptom of another mental health condition. Anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma have some of the highest co-morbidity rates with eating disorders....
During the early 2000s, there was a prevalence of “pro-ana” websites: sites that glorified and encouraged anorexia practices. By 2012, most hosting sites like Tumblr, Yahoo,...
Eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, are serious psychiatric illnesses that share similarities with anxiety and depression....
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is an annual initiative aimed at educating the public about the realities of eating disorders while offering hope and visibility to those affected, as well as their loved ones....
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), approximately 9% of the U.S. population will have an eating disorder at some point in their lifetime....