If you’re like most Americans these days you’ve found that at one point you’ve consumed a bag of chips or sleeve of crackers or maybe a pint of ice cream… read more →
Fat Shaming, Fat Stigma, Fat Discrimination… all of these are very prevalent and acceptable in our society. It’s okay to make jokes about the fat girl in middle school and… read more →
Living with an eating disorder can consume every part of your life. In addition to affecting your physical health, eating disorders affect your mental wellbeing and you can feel their… read more →
In the news recently has been a story about Tess Munster, soon to be Tess Holliday, a plus size model who signed with a major agency. This is news because… read more →
Eating disorders can be difficult to recognize. People who suffer from them go to great lengths to hide them making them difficult to diagnose. This infographic from Mirasol shows the… read more →
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) has recently been added to the DSM-5 which is a good thing because prior to its addition it was a footnote along other non specific eating… read more →
Why do people develop eating disorders? Why do young women develop eating disorders? Do men suffer from eating disorders? These are all great questions. There are many causes of eating… read more →
Eating disorders are extremely common in girls and women between the ages of 15 and 25 but boys and men also suffer from eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia and binge… read more →