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The incidence of eating disorders is increasing in the UK

More people are being diagnosed with eating disorders every year and the most common type is not either of the two most well known—bulimia or anorexia—but eating disorders not otherwise specified (eating disorders that don't quite reach the threshold to be defined as anorexia or bulimia), shows a study published online in BMJ Open. read more

How to Stop Patronizing Your Fat Friend: Self-Loathing Edition

Trigger Warning for Body Image Issues and Eating Disorders So you’ve stopped making the political into the personal when it comes to your fat friend. That’s awesome! Thank you so much for hearing what your fat friend has to say rather than your own internalized assumptions about her feelings. Show More Summary

Iron Man Actor Reveals Battle With Eating Disorders

15 hours agoHealth / Addiction : The Fix

Ashley Hamilton is seven years sober, but says food addiction remains a struggle.

Ashley Hamilton Opens Up About His Eating Disorder & Why We Should Take it Seriously

Actor Ashley Hamilton has come forward to talk about his mult-year struggle with anorexia and bulimia. Typically thought of as affecting females, eating disorders on the rise for males. More » Ashley Hamilton Opens Up About His Eating...Show More Summary

How Horses Help Treat Eating Disorders

3 days agoHealth / Addiction : The Fix

Equine Assisted Therapy can help patients improve body image and learn about boundaries and trust.

Tumblr: Still Full of Porn, Self-Mutilation, and Eating Disorders

Two years ago, Tumblr's overabundance of porn was well-documented. Today, nothing has changed: it's still a JPEG sex bonanza. Which is A-OK with us—but what would Yahoo do about the blowjobs, wrist-slitting, racism, and other advertising-unfriendly stuff? Read more...

Moving To America (Almost) Gave Me An Eating Disorder

4 days agoLifestyle : xoJane

Making rent each month meant planning every expense down to the cent and food was one of the only things that wasn't a fixed cost. So increasingly I found myself cutting it out of my budget, and just not organizing to have something to eat every day. read more

How to Stop Patronizing Your Fat Friend: Fatphobia Edition

Trigger Warning for Body Image Issues and Eating Disorders Ah, fat — that charged, overloaded, connotation-carrying word. There is a lot I could say about the word, but for the sake of my point, let us fast-forward past the debates over fat-shaming, Health at Every Size, thin privilege, BMI, and so on. Show More Summary

Former Victoria’s Secret Model Accuses Industry Of Promoting Deadly Eating Disorders & Exploiting Young Girls By Making Them ‘Sell Sex’

Kylie Bisutti abruptly abandoned her successful career as a lingerie model three years ago, and is ready to expose all of the industry’s dirty and horrific secrets. The 23-year-old,… READ ON

On Christine Quinn: Must We (All) Talk About Our Eating Disorders?

5 days agoLifestyle / Fashion : The Cut

Cynics will write off New York Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn’s bulimia confession — in her forthcoming memoir and previewed in the New York Times on Tuesday — as a shameless bid to soften her image and appeal to women voters. I’m torn on this issue. On the one hand, ... More »

Christine Quinn Speaks Out About Her Eating Disorder

Kinda like Angelina Jolie, New York City Council speaker and Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn, took to today's New York Times to come forward with a personal struggle. Quinn, who is the first openly gay and female mayoral...Show More Summary

Men More Likely to Suffer Eating Disorders in Wake of Sexual Harassment

Eating disorders are not just a female problem---and neither is sexual harassment. In a new study, the two are linked and, to the surprise of many, men are more likely to suffer from them than women.

Sexual Harassment Linked To Eating Disorder In Men

Men who experience high levels of sexual harassment are much more likely than women to induce vomiting and take laxatives and diuretics in an attempt to control their weight, according to a surprising finding by Michigan State University researchers. Show More Summary

Sexual Harassment Linked to Eating Disorders in Men

last weekHealth / Addiction : The Fix

Men are more likely to purge or abuse laxatives as a response to sexual harassment, a study finds.

My Mother’s Biggest Parenting Mistake Taught Me Not To Ignore Disordered Eating

My mother knew about my disorder after a while and had moments of trying to help. But it must have brought up too many emotions for her. Most of the time we silently pretended that we were all perfectly fine. I thought that we were supposed to buck up and pretend things were wonderful 24/7. Show More Summary

Kenneth L. Weiner, M.D., FAED, CEDS: Binge Eating Disorder Becomes an Official Eating Disorder Diagnosis

Binge eating disorder (BED) is perhaps one of the most widely misunderstood mental disorders despite the fact that it affects as many as 3.5 percent of American women and 2 percent of American men.

I Went On "Good Morning America" To Talk About Eating Disorders And I'm Pretty Sure I Won't Be Asked Back

last weekLifestyle : xoJane

A few weeks ago, I receive an e-mail with this subject line: "Hi From Good Morning America/ We'd Love to Talk with you Right Away!" read more

Morning Roundup: May 8, 2013

last weekHealth / Addiction : The Fix

Toy company owner charged with drug money laundering, binge eating disorder is made official, and Teen Mom's Jenelle Evans speaks about her heroin addiction.

Your Food Porn Pics Might be a Sign of an Eating Disorder

Obsessively Instagramming photos of your meals might be a sign of a problem much bigger than making your followers hungry. The Mental Health chair of the Canadian Obesity Network says there is a link between posting these photos online...Show More Summary

Mika Brzezinski Has an Eating Disorder, Paid Her Friend to Lose Weight

Morning Joe's Mika Brzezinski has a book hitting stores tomorrow titled Obsessed: America's Food Addiction — And My Own. She talked about the project this morning on her own show, as well as Today, and a lot of what she had to say was great, and made perfect sense. Show More Summary

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