Twenty-five years ago, at the age of 13, I developed bulimia. Bullying at school made me hide in the bathroom stalls, which triggered my eating disorder. I finally got help for my eating disorder but ...

Bulimia nervosa often hides behind stability and silence. Sustained by shame and emotional function, it can persist for years ...

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and purging through methods like self-induced vomiting or taking laxatives. In the US, it will affect 1.5% of women and up ...

The image of beauty has long been tied to societal ideals that pressure individuals to meet unrealistic standards. Among these pressures, the battle with eating disorders, particularly bulimia nervosa ...

In the spring of 2020, I tested positive for COVID-19. I was sick, but the real fallout for me was the loss of my smell and taste. I spent the first few months devastated by the idea that I could no ...

According to a new book, Princess Diana opened up to her dance instructor, former London ballet dancer Anne Allan, about her eating disorder. “Her head dropped and, unable to look me in the eye, she ...

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder marked by uncontrollable binge-eating and subsequent purging by vomiting or using laxatives or diuretics. Other compensatory behaviors after binging include ...

The 3 eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating--occur at a frequency far greater than usually realized. Anorexia has been found to be present in up to 1% of teenage and ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, researchers Kim Wilson and Robert Kagabo at the College of Health Sciences, Utah Tech University, discussed the disparities ...

Diane Keaton faced multiple health battles before her tragic death at age 79. Keaton, whose cause of death has yet to be confirmed, previously opened up about struggling with cancer and an eating ...