Nursing professors view assignments that ask students to track their daily diet as a critical tool to teach nutrition. But some students worry the practice will trigger disordered eating. As part of ...

The urge to "start over" for the new year feels hopeful. In eating disorders, that same impulse can either support recovery ...

Nurses are best known for the time we spend at the patient’s bedside. We laugh with patients during some of the most joyful times and hold their hands through some of the most challenging moments of ...

Eating disorders in women are linked to a heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their children, according to Italian researchers. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical articles, ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has helped drive a steep rise in the number of children and young people (CYP) seeking help for eating disorders, sparking concern among school nurses who were already under ...

Lack of motivation in eating disorders often reflects fear, avoidance, or impaired insight, not unwillingness. Many people ...

You may not have heard of orthorexia, but you’ve probably seen it. It’s an eating disorder that’s characterized as an obsession with only consuming “healthy” foods—and it’s on the rise, says Sadi Fox, ...

Sleep-eating disorders, like nocturnal eating syndrome (NES) and sleep-related eating disorder (SRED), may cause people to eat more than they desire at night. However, treatments are available. There ...

Researchers have identified many different causes for eating disorders, ranging from genetic risk factors to the culture a person grows up in. However, no single factor causes all eating disorders.

Purging disorder is an eating disorder that involves “purging” behavior to induce weight loss or manipulate body shape. Purging can mean a number of things, including: self-induced vomiting misuse of ...

People often associate eating disorders with females. However, eating disorder behaviors, such as fasting, purging, and having a preoccupation with body image, can also affect males. The desire to ...