Category: Eating Disorders

What is an eating disorder? The simple answer: An eating disorder is present when a person: is constantly thinking about eating or not eating feels out of control around food uses food to meet...

Anorexia Average age of onset 17 years. The age of people with anorexia nervosa appears to be getting younger with cases being diagnosed in girls as young as 11 years of age Prevalence In...

Binge eating disorder is a severe, life-threatening disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of compulsive overeating or binge eating. In binge eating disorder, the purging to prevent weight gain that is characteristic of bulimia nervosa...

The DSMIV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, volume 4) provides guidelines and criteria for mental disorders. In terms of eating disorders the DSM IV provides diagnostic criteria for anorexia, bulimia and eating disorders NOS (not...

It certainly wasn’t about weight. It was about restriction, guilt, and fear. And not having the support  I needed to find my way back to my dreams.” There is no simple explanation. Some of...

Anybody can develop an eating disorder, although there are some groups of people who have a higher risk. Females Over 90% of people who are identified as having an eating disorder are female, however they...

An eating disorder is more than just losing or gaining weight; it’s about the thoughts and feelings that are going on inside the person’s head. Below are some lists of the different signs that...