“I had an eating disorder early in my life. I was 11, 12 when I was diagnosed with my first eating disorder,” says Anne Poirier, author of The Body Joyful and someone who today, at 59, has struggled ...

What is disordered eating, and why is it often ignored? Learn the causes, signs, and why people hesitate to talk about ...

Lynsey said people with disordered eating patterns often have had difficult early attachments, loss, or trauma in their lives. They tend to view things in black-and-white terms, may be perfectionists, ...

The difference isn’t always clear-cut, because those who engage in disordered eating behaviors are more likely to develop an eating disorder. Eating is a significant part of life — there’s no way ...

For years, researchers have been emphasizing that the stereotype of the typical eating disorder patient is inaccurate. Many assume that eating disorders primarily affect thin, white women. But people ...