If you or a loved one has struggled with an eating disorder, know this: You (and they) are not alone. Some 5% of the population has been diagnosed with one before, per the American Psychiatric ...

Freshmen members of the Boston College swimming and diving team were allegedly directed to binge-drink alcohol, then consume their own vomit, the school’s student news outlet, The Heights, reported ...

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder marked by uncontrollable binge-eating and subsequent purging by vomiting or using laxatives or diuretics. Other compensatory behaviors after binging include ...

Purging disorder and bulimia share similar symptoms, and both involve purging food from the body through vomit or using medications. Bulimia and purging disorder are two distinct types of eating ...

Bulimia nervosa, commonly known as “bulimia,” is an eating disorder characterized by recurring binge eating episodes followed by measures to control weight. Those affected often resort to methods that ...

Emotional triggers, such as stress, guilt, and loneliness, or environmental triggers, such as grocery shopping, media, and dieting, can cause binge eating episodes in individuals with binge eating ...

Eating disorders can affect anybody, no matter their age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or body size. Yet the myth that eating disorders are "diseases of affluence" persists, and can mean ...