Many people experience occasional episodes of binging, “loss of control eating” or emotional eating. But if these episodes ...

Why are eating disorders often misunderstood? Many struggle, few are diagnosed: The reality of eating disorders ...

Binge-eating disorder (BED) is characterized by recurrent binge-eating episodes not followed by the regular use of compensatory behaviors. Research indicates a lifetime prevalence of 0.42 percent in ...

Elaine Mehdizadeh knew her hard work was paying off when her teen grandson told her one day, “Grandma, I’m so happy you did this. You used to have trouble getting out of your chair.” The memory makes ...

Back in the early 1970s, psychologists at Northwestern University performed an experiment that, on the surface, looked like a child’s fantasy. The researchers gathered 45 college women and asked some ...