eating disorders

Flexible Responses Boost Healthy Food Attitudes

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: A flexible response to food cues significantly improves attitudes towards high-calorie foods among women with controlled eating habits. The research involved ...

Healing amid an eating disorder: Michiganders share their stories

Health
Rachel Carter

Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis  |  Special to the Detroit Free Press A first-time mother tries to conceal her new curves. A ...

Eating disorders in young boys and men are rising

LifeStyle
Olivia Martin

Eating disorders have the second-highest mortality rate of any mental illness. And yet, they’re often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed because of stereotypes and ...

Muscle dysmorphia, ‘bigorexia’ are severe problems, thanks to TikTok

Health
Rachel Carter

Runner shares powerful message about body positivity “All bodies are good bodies.” Mirna Valerio is encouraging other women to feel confident in ...

Prozac use in pregnancy can affect fetal brain development: study

Health
Rachel Carter

Women’s Health By Tracy Swartz Published Feb. 18, 2024, 7:02 p.m. ET Taking antidepressants such as Prozac during pregnancy can affect the ...

Mom Forbids Babysitter From Giving Son Processed Snacks, So She Quits

Health
Rachel Carter

Many parents and childcare workers have differing ideas on what’s best when it comes to kids’ eating habits. But one mom on ...

I was obsessed with calorie counting — I thought I would die from it

Health
Rachel Carter

Fitness By Alex Mitchell Published Feb. 12, 2024, 7:14 p.m. ET An Atlanta woman who was so obsessed with calorie counting and ...

‘It was going to ruin my career’

Entertainment
Laura Davis

TV By Samantha Ibrahim Published Jan. 27, 2024, 10:37 a.m. ET Calista Flockhart says relentless eating disorder speculation left her “sleep-deprived” and ...

The truth about the condition, weight loss

Health
Rachel Carter

Esther Hollander struggled with her weight her whole life. Little did she know she had a condition that prevented diet and exercise ...