Guilt, shame and fear of gaining weight: The emotional toll that comes from compulsive eating
Binge eating is a type of eating disorder that often arises as a response to the anxiety that is triggered after periods of restrictive diets
X, the new paradise for anorexia
If Musk can monetize the angst of teenage girls who hate their bodies, he will. It’s already happening
Anosognosia: What happens when a person is unaware of their mental disorder?
This condition poses a challenge to doctors, because it interferes with the balance between the bioethical principles that govern medicine, namely patient autonomy
The odyssey of combating an entrenched eating disorder: ‘It was killing me’
A pioneering medical unit is proposing a new therapeutic model to treat patients who suffer from a resistant disease that has been evolving for many years
Electrodes in the brain to fight Belén’s severe anorexia: ‘I found joy again’
The Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain, is practicing an experimental neuromodulation technique to reduce symptoms of anxiety and obsession in the most stubborn cases
The model who fled the catwalk: ‘Fashion closes its eyes to anorexia. If you gain weight, you’re out’
Nikolett Bogár previously worked for top labels. Now, she studies female professionals’ eating disorders as a result of pressure from the fashion industry
‘She could take 90 laxatives at once’: Karen Carpenter, the star consumed by an illness that was little understood
A new biography of the artist, who died at the age of 32 from complications stemming from anorexia nervosa and bulimia, reveals details about her health problems and how she tried to overcome them in her final days
The neurons that make us feel ‘hangry’: A new path to treating anorexia and overeating
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Neuroscientists think a cluster of cells in the brain that stimulate appetite could be a target for eating disorder therapies
Physiologist Manuel Tena-Sempere believes we will have medications to treat obesity some day
A team of Spanish researchers receives funding to study the relationship between the hypothalamus, obesity and adolescent development
When vegetarianism hides an eating disorder
A change to a plant-based diet could hide a dangerous restrictive pattern