Megan Jayne Crabbe was diagnosed with anorexia at 14. When she hit her ‘goal weight’ and still didn’t feel happy, a supportive online community showed her a new way to live ...

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric condition characterized by a fear of weight gain and reduced calorie consumption that can result in dangerous weight loss. This condition is thought to affect around ...

Anorexia is full of paradoxes. People suffering from anorexia starve themselves yet feel nausea at the thought of eating, are fascinated and repulsed by watching others eat, compare themselves ...

The morning her family made pancakes without her was one that Elina Mahanta* vividly remembered. She couldn’t eat a single ...

[**Update March 2019: Following a few recent ambivalent/critical reactions to this post, I've made a number of additions to help 1) clarify what I originally meant and 2) reflect changes in my ...

Less than a year after her Olympic debut in Paris, Levi Jung-Ruivivar was in treatment at an eating disorder recovery ...

At my worst, I weighed 83 pounds, had a 14.2 BMI, and racked up four hospital stays. The day my mother received the call telling her that her daughter was on the verge of death, she was in the middle ...

Eating disorders have become a “silent killer” in the U.S., claiming one life every 52 minutes and affecting millions more. Eating disorders aren’t just about nutrition — they can become a severe ...

Thanksgiving bills itself as the most grateful day of the year. It’s intended to be a communal pause where we gather around food and family, to celebrate abundance and connection. But for millions of ...