Eating Disorders News

Information on eating disorders and how to cope with them.

by Dr. Marcia Herrin and Nancy Matsumoto

Weigh to go Vogue

I join with Tyra Banks, supermodel and host of America’s Next Top Model, in applauding Vogue’s decision, but I don't think Vogue went far enough. Read More

Weight Gain After Bulimia’s Onset

Bulimics: the more weight-suppressed, the likelier to gain, not lose, weight. Read More

Get Onboard with International No Diet Day

Bucking the $40 billion diet-industrial complex on No Diet Day Read More

Helping an Eating Disordered Child: "Come from a Place of Compassion"

Factoring in a teen's development stage in treating eating disorders. Read More

When Eating Disorders Substitute for Accomplishment Among Adolescent Girls

"The amount of pressure girls are under these days does not match what they can handle, and they’re crumbling," says Lara Pence, Psy.D, MBA, and site director of The Renfrew Center of Texas. Read More

Most Mothers Know Better Than Vogue

Mom puts her 7-year-old on a diet and brags about it in this month's issue of Vogue. Read More

Online Eating Disorder Assessments

Want an online eating disorder assessment you can trust? I recommend The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). This assessment is the most widely used and respected self-test, appropriate for adolescents and adults. Read More

Rise in Middle-Aged and Older Women With Eating Disorders

Eating disorders in middle-aged and older women are on the rise, and fraught with their own difficulties. Read More

What's New in Eating Disorders?

No longer do whites have an edge when it comes to eating disorders. Lifetime prevalence of anorexia and binge eating disorder is now similar for all major ethnicities (American African, Asian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic whites). Read More

What's Behind the Dramatic Rise in Childhood Eating Disorders Hospitalizations?

Childhood eating disorders expert Dr. Ovideo Bermudez on how to create an eating disorders protective environment for your child. Read More

Register Now for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Incidence of eating disorders rises; we all know someone affected. Read More

Fathers, Daughters and the "Touch Taboo"

Our culture's objectification of women and its high incidence of sexual abuse have given rise to the "touch taboo," the phenomenon of fathers halting all expressions of physical affection toward their physically maturing daughters. Read More

Getting Your Eating Back on Track With a Food Plan

Our guide to getting the most out of a food plan to normalize eating Read More

Looking Back on a Year of Eating Disorders News

They seem to be increasing in numbers, yet we know more about eating disorders and how to diagnose and treat them than ever before Read More

New Educational Documentary Film and Curriculum on Eating Disorders

A new documentary-style educational film and curriculum are now available for free from the non-profit organization NORMAL Read More

Solutions to Binge Eating

Most people with eating disorders will engage in binge eating at some time over the course of their disorder whether they suffer from anorexia, bulimia, or binge-eating disorder itself. Binge eating is a distinctive behavioral pattern in which attempts to restrict eating (which may or may not result in actual dietary restriction) are interrupted by repeated episodes of binge eating. Read More

June Alexander Recovered from a Long-term Eating Disorder and So Can You

June Alexander didn't begin her recovery from anorexia and bulimia until she was 47. Now fully recovered, she's a sought-after author making up for lost time. Read More

Announcing: The 26th Annual iaedp 2012 Symposium

Put March 22-25, 2012 at the Charleston Marriott in Charleston, South Carolina in your calendar for The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation (iaedp) Symposium. Read More

Tips on How to Fight for Eating Disorders Health Insurance Coverage

Going head to head with health insurers isn't easy, but here are some expert tips that will make you more effective in getting and keeping coverage Read More

Darryl Roberts on Americans' Inalienable Right to Find Their Own Healthy Weight

In a media-saturated environment on one hand, and a federal government bent on labeling and ridding the world of obesity on the other, how does one find one's own natural, healthy weight? Read More

Body Image Books Can Help, Here Are our Favorites

Body image problems still plague many who have recovered from an eating disorder. Books can help. We share our favorites, please share yours. Read More

What Do You Have to Lose by Gaining When You Have Anorexia?

What is the icing on the cake? Read More

Brain Scan Backlash, Insurance Education and More

NEDA's annual conference is a mix of research reports, professional and family workshops and patient advocacy Read More

Revisiting The September Issue: Vogue Magazine and Body Image

If only every page of Vogue came with a health warning, like a pack of cigarettes Read More

Size Discrimination: Shame on You, David Letterman

Speaking out against those who would dismiss Christie as a viable candidate because of his weight. Read More

BMI Checking at School--Another Crazy Idea

Frankly, weight and height checking at school is crazy and could cause eating disorders. Read More

Eating Disorder Risk Factors and Recovery Tools in the Jewish Community

Question: Is being Jewish as risk factor or protective against eating disorders? Answer: It's both Read More

News to Lighten the Hearts of Parents and Caretakers

Think your starving loved one is a different person now? You're right. Read More

What Does Recovery from an Eating Disorder Look Like?

Recovery from an eating disorder promises that you'll feel carefree about weight and eating. Read More

A Great New Book on Eating Disorders Recovery

If you care about recovery from eating disorders, you have to read this book. Read More

Eating Disorders News Bloggers

Marcia Herrin, Ed.D., M.P.H., R.D., is the founder of Dartmouth College's nationally renowned nutrition programs. Currently, Dr. Herrin conducts a private practice in Lebanon, NH.

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