Stella was eight years old when she stopped eating solid foods. She went from being a “foodie” to strictly consuming liquids, says Briana, Stella’s mother. That diet soon became problematic for Stella ...

Eating disorders can manifest in a variety of physical ways, but experts say there is often an emotional component.

As doctors, our role involves healing others. Admitting we have a problem we are unable to resolve ourselves is at odds with our professional identity—it goes against our training, and often our ...

March 5, 2007 — -- While eating disorders affect millions of Americans, until recently, people in the medical community didn't fully understand them. Dr. Ira Sacker changed that 20 years ago when ...

Some GLP-1 patients are begging to stay on the drugs just a little bit longer, presenting an ethical dilemma for doctors.

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, ...

The last thing Chevese Turner needed was medication to help her lose weight. Twenty years into recovery from binge eating disorder and atypical anorexia, she was done trying to whittle her physique ...

As eating disorder rates continue to climb following the COVID-19 pandemic, one doctor has revealed life-threating physical dangers which are often overlooked and treatment gaps leaving patients ...

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 ...