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Binge Eating Disorder: Struggling in Silence

Behind closed doors, isolation and stigma fuel a silent battle for so many living with Binge Eating Disorder.

Behind closed doors, isolation and stigma fuel a silent battle for so many living with Binge Eating Disorder.

Why Am I Always Hungry?

Accessibility to palatable foods high in sugar and fat, combined with ancestral mechanisms, contributes to severe incidences of obesity worldwide.

Accessibility to palatable foods high in sugar and fat, combined with ancestral mechanisms, contributes to severe incidences of obesity worldwide.

My Ozempic Birthday Dinner

A Personal Perspective: How Ozempic is changing the dinner conversation.

A Personal Perspective: How Ozempic is changing the dinner conversation.

Dealing With Our Eating Blind Spots

Deciding how we are going to eat is not a matter of free will. Our bodies and brains have their own agenda.

Deciding how we are going to eat is not a matter of free will. Our bodies and brains have their own agenda.

10 Science-Backed Tips for Healthier, More Mindful Eating

Research shows that what you eat can improve your well-being. But that doesn’t mean a new fad diet is the way to get those benefits.

Research shows that what you eat can improve your well-being. But that doesn’t mean a new fad diet is the way to get those benefits.

Counting Calories? Try “New Math” Instead

Calorie counting and negativity around numbers can spiral into disordered eating; considering a “New Math” approach can shift your perspective in a mindful, meaningful way.

Calorie counting and negativity around numbers can spiral into disordered eating; considering a “New Math” approach can shift your perspective in a mindful, meaningful way.

4 Ways Food Additives Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

Manufacturers have been using food additives for decades, and they may be contributing to the rise in chronic inflammation diseases. Here's how to fight back.

Manufacturers have been using food additives for decades, and they may be contributing to the rise in chronic inflammation diseases. Here's how to fight back.

Why People Get "Hangry"

"Hanger" is a common phenomenon. Its brain origins reveal just how crucial the physical body is for emotions and mental health.

"Hanger" is a common phenomenon. Its brain origins reveal just how crucial the physical body is for emotions and mental health.

Should You Try Medication to Lose Weight?

In addition to newly approved Wegovy and Zepbund, four older weight loss medications exist. How do they compare?

In addition to newly approved Wegovy and Zepbund, four older weight loss medications exist. How do they compare?

8 Tips for Managing Mood and Food Over the Winter Holidays

Winter doesn't have to automatically mean depression and weight gain. If you know which levers to pull, you could emerge this spring happier and healthier than ever.

Winter doesn't have to automatically mean depression and weight gain. If you know which levers to pull, you could emerge this spring happier and healthier than ever.

Brain Tumors Masquerading as Eating Disorders

Binge eating, restrictive eating, and weight loss don't always indicate an eating disorder. In rare cases, these signs could indicate a brain tumor.

Binge eating, restrictive eating, and weight loss don't always indicate an eating disorder. In rare cases, these signs could indicate a brain tumor.

New Obesity Framework: Overcoming Stigma and Improving Care

The conceptualization of obesity as a disease or a risk factor is still highly controversial. We need a shared definition of the diagnosis of clinical obesity.

The conceptualization of obesity as a disease or a risk factor is still highly controversial. We need a shared definition of the diagnosis of clinical obesity.

Should You Try a New Drug to Lose Weight?

You could curb your appetite and lose weight without dieting, so what's not to love? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

You could curb your appetite and lose weight without dieting, so what's not to love? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

I Think Therefore I Eat: 5 Mindsets for Healthier Eating

Our thoughts have a powerful effect on our behavior, and these five mindsets can support healthier, more relaxed eating.

Our thoughts have a powerful effect on our behavior, and these five mindsets can support healthier, more relaxed eating.

Treating Binge Eating With Drugs Like Ozempic?

Studies show that Ozempic reduces binge eating in people with a high BMI. The safety/efficacy of Ozempic to treat binge eating in people of diverse weights, however, is unclear.

Studies show that Ozempic reduces binge eating in people with a high BMI. The safety/efficacy of Ozempic to treat binge eating in people of diverse weights, however, is unclear.

Vacation Eating 101

How does one not go crazy with eating during vacation? Try these tips.

How does one not go crazy with eating during vacation? Try these tips.

Why People Lie on Couches During Therapy

Freud had a relatively psychologically uninteresting reason for the sofa, but research suggests that lying down influences psychological processes that may improve therapy.

Freud had a relatively psychologically uninteresting reason for the sofa, but research suggests that lying down influences psychological processes that may improve therapy.

Obesity and Mental Health: A Surprisingly Strong Connection

Physical and mental health are linked, and a new large-scale study of millions of people shows that obesity increases the risk for many mental-health disorders.

Physical and mental health are linked, and a new large-scale study of millions of people shows that obesity increases the risk for many mental-health disorders.

Can Dogs Fare Well on Plant-Based Diets?

Pets eat an estimated one-fourth of all meat in the U.S. For some vegetarians and vegans, this poses a dilemma. Is it safe to feed dogs a plant-based diet?

Pets eat an estimated one-fourth of all meat in the U.S. For some vegetarians and vegans, this poses a dilemma. Is it safe to feed dogs a plant-based diet?

How to Feed a Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Patient

A Personal Perspective: I began with such good intentions and fed my mother a diet packed with goodness. What she eats now is anathema to me.

A Personal Perspective: I began with such good intentions and fed my mother a diet packed with goodness. What she eats now is anathema to me.

The Reason Weight Gain is Different for Men and Women

Architectural differences in the brain help explain why men and women lose and gain weight in different ways.

Architectural differences in the brain help explain why men and women lose and gain weight in different ways.

What Is the Concept of 'Pound-Years'?

Both the amount of excess fat and its duration, especially from childhood, may be detrimental. What are 'pound-years?'

Both the amount of excess fat and its duration, especially from childhood, may be detrimental. What are 'pound-years?'