A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.

Here's what anorexia nervosa is, why it's so concerning and how people who struggle with the disorder can get help.

Anorexia on the surface may seem related to extreme concern with body image and body dysmorphia, but it's muc more than that. Anorexia is a very serious eating disorder. It includes distorted body ...

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After Surviving Anorexia, This Founder Raised $110 Million To Treat The Deadly Disease Online Kristina Saffran cofounded Equip a decade after recovering from anorexia.

An appetite-stimulating protein can reverse anorexia in mice. Mice with lack of appetite and weight loss — symptoms similar to people with anorexia — that were genetically tweaked to secrete a ...

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which people become obsessive about food intake and weight. Anorexia may begin with regular dieting, but in the disorder, eating is severely limited.

Atypical anorexia has the same symptoms as anorexia but affects people with normal or above-normal BMIs.

Although there is limited research on the topic, evidence indicates that autistic people are more likely to develop anorexia. Learn more.

Recovery from anorexia is often a long process. Many people experience relapse during this time. Learn more here.

Atypical anorexia nervosa is when a person, despite significant weight loss, can still be classified as normal weight, overweight, or obese and has all the other markers of anorexia nervosa.

Today, it’s clear anorexia nervosa is the result of a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The disorder appears to have a strong relationship to other psychiatric disorders, like ...