Eating disorders are some of the most deadly psychiatric illnesses in the country, with the second-highest mortality rate after opioid addiction.

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week highlights the serious risks of disordered eating. Experts say nearly 100,000 Long Islanders may be affected, and stress that early screening, treatment and ...

Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia has worked hard to overcome her disordered eating habits. “I had an anxiety-induced eating ...

Warning: This article contains discussion of eating disorders which some readers may find distressing. A relatively new and uncommon eating disorder called orthorexia can be impacted by social media ...

Brianna Chickenfry narrates her stuggle with an eating disorder that every time she went home, her family was like, 'Oh, my gosh'. Chickenfry further revealed how she gain her weight back, read ...

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, ...

What is atypical anorexia, and how does it affect people who don’t fit the stereotype of living with an eating disorder? When Latoya Shauntay Snell collapsed on a New York subway platform, she thought ...

People with eating disorders often describe their thoughts as obsessive and their behaviors as ritualistic, or say that their brain just will not stop. Some wonder if what they are experiencing is OCD ...

DEAR ANNIE: My husband confided to me that his mother had an eating disorder in the past, and there are possible signs she may have relapsed. When she visits us, she will exercise for hours daily, ...

If someone you care about tells you they have an eating disorder, you may feel frozen. You might be scared, confused, or worried about saying the wrong thing. Many people immediately want to fix it or ...