Eating disorders have traditionally been thought of as something that affect primarily adolescents and young women, but a recent study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders has revealed new evidence that eating disorders affect many more mature women, some for the first time in their life. According to the study, called the Gender …
For years, people have thought anorexia and bulimia were strictly teenage girls’ diseases, but recent statics show otherwise. In fact, Cynthia M. Bulik, director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, says since 2003, half of the program’s patients have been adults. In a New York Times article, 58-year-old …
Anyone, Even Celebrities, Can Be Affected By Eating Disorders From Lady Gaga to Princess Diana, a number of celebrities have been affected by eating disorders. And celebrities are in a unique position because of their notoriety. When they publically share their struggles with eating disorders, the world listens. Because they are so well known, celebrities …
Do your eating habits change depending on whom you’re eating with? When you go out on a first date, perhaps you nervously pick at your food, too anxious to eat enough to actually fill you. Or maybe you eat differently when you are around men than when you are around women. This is my first …
This article was submitted to EatingDisorders.com anonymously by a college senior. This is the story of her struggle to help her sister battle anorexia. We both complained that our legs felt wobbly as we walked from the garage to the back door. My younger sister, Hanna, and I had just returned home from the gym …
Some people may think that eating disorders aren’t that serious but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Eating disorders can be deadly. The pursuit of a perfect body comes with a serious price. According to a study from the Archives of General Psychology, anorexia nervosa is the most lethal mental disorder of all, increasing …
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