Nutrition experts are sounding the alarm on a rising subclinical disorder fueled by social media that turns "clean eating" ...

You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s characterized as an ...

This post was written by Gia Marson, Ed.D. Many people misunderstand perfectionism, assuming that it stems from motivation or professionalism. But true perfectionism is a lot more complicated—and ...

Plant-based eating has never been more popular, as people have slowly become more aware of the negative health and environmental impacts of meat and dairy products. But for Melissa Stanger, LCSW, a ...

While the concept of eating disorders has become more broadly discussed over the last few years, less is understood about the psychology behind them — namely, what is happening inside the brain of a ...

This is one in an occasional series on Iowa influencers who are finding new ways to tell the story of the state through social media. Taylor Grasso went from suffering from an eating disorder where ...

Eating disorders are the third most common chronic illness among adolescents, and while the stereotype of someone struggling with an eating disorder is a startlingly thin adolescent girl with anorexia ...

Eating disorders are not caused by genetics alone, but genes can play a significant role in making someone more vulnerable to developing one. Researchers do not understand the exact cause of eating ...