bulimia
The Rise of Bigorexia: the Unachievable Quest for the Perfect Male Body
A new study from the University of Sydney examines the way that body dissatisfaction affects men.
Women Are Documenting Their Eating Disorder Recovery Via Instagram
The #edrecovery community is supportive, but photos and likes may do more harm than good.
This Weight-Loss Device Literally Sucks the Food Out of Your Stomach
While certain critics have called this method “assisted bulimia,” the FDA insists that it is a medically sound, reversible, and minimally invasive procedure.
Study Finds 'Significant' Link Between Social Media and Eating Disorders
According to a new study, young people who consume "fitspiration" content are more likely to engage in anorexia- or bulimia-related behaviors.
Australia's Only Support Service for Eating Disorders Could Be Shutting Down
The Butterfly Foundation is worried it may lose its funding under the Turnbull Government's plan to "streamline" mental health services.
Why Eating Disorders Are on the Rise in Japan
Eating disorders have been increasing in Japan since the 1980s—despite the country's historically low obesity rates. A Japanologist explains the country's cultural obsession with being thin.
Eating Disorders Are Consuming the Restaurant World
"I was always tasting. My bad eating habits got even worse," says a chef who struggled with disordered eating, a pervasive problem in the restaurant industry.
Can Pro-Anorexia Websites Actually Help People with Eating Disorders?
It's common practice to condemn pro–eating disorder websites. However, some believe that these so-called "pro-ana" and "pro-mia" spaces—some of which are banned on social networks—offer much-needed community and representation to vulnerable individuals...
Should Weed Be Used to Treat Eating Disorders?
Marijuana is used as a medicine for everything from anxiety to cancer—and some experts believe it could treat eating disorders, too.
I Spent a Week Undercover in a Pro-Anorexia WhatsApp Group
The skeletal girls in it bowed before a mysterious leader known as "the goddess of emaciation."
I Catfished a Pedophile Who Was Posing as a Pro-Anorexia Coach
While researching the pro-ana community for an article, I stumbled across some evidence that these forums have become a hunting ground for sexual predators.
This NDP MP Wants a National Eating-Disorder Strategy
"This debate has happened in a lot of countries... and I think it's time that we examine this issue in Canada as well."