Approximately 30 million Americans will experience some form of disordered eating in their lifetime. These conditions, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts warn that people are often choosing food quality over quantity - iStockphoto An obsession with healthy eating can lead to ...

While many people know about alcohol addiction, there’s a similar term gaining attention in the media and in research circles that involves eating: food addiction. It’s a complicated subject that goes ...

I began my journey as a counselor working with people struggling with drug and alcohol addictions, and have also worked extensively with teenagers and individuals suffering from trauma, PTSD, anxiety, ...

After saying that she developed an eating disorder after becoming famous at a young age and trying to restrict her eating to ...

Compulsive traits are tendencies to repeat patterned behaviors. They are often seen in psychiatric conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), addiction and eating disorders. However, ...

AMES, Iowa -- An author and national expert on obesity, addictions and eating disorders is the headline speaker for Iowa State's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week activities, Feb. 20-28. Ralph ...

Dear Amy: “Charlotte,” my dear lady friend of many years has been purging. Charlotte has recently overcome addictions to smoking and alcohol, concurrently. She has a distorted image of her figure and ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that drugs known as GLP‑1 receptor agonists appear to reduce the risk of substance-use disorders and serious harms linked to ...