Source: Good News Network Food is one of our most basic biological needs for survival. If the need for food becomes the source of fear or is seen as dangerous or frightening, this is one indication of an eating disorder. When dieting or the focus on weight loss has become your primary concern—if

Author: Lindsey Konkel / Source: Science News for Students Teens who engage in especially controlling and unhealthy eating behaviors face a heightened risk of being bullied by their peers, a new study finds. And that, in turn, can lead to certain mental illnesses, such as depression, data from

Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network Recovering from an eating disorder is no easy journey – that’s why this nonprofit wants to take some of the burden off of women’s shoulders. The Garment Project is the only organization that helps empower women healing from eating disorders by

Author: Robby Berman / Source: Big Think The full-recovery statistics on eating disorders in women have been bleak, with research suggesting that fewer than half the women with anorexia or bulimia ever recover fully. As a result, treatment for those who continue to suffer after 10 years generally

Author: Robby Berman / Source: Big Think To the parent of a teenage girl, it feels like your child is always in danger. You hold your breath hoping she can somehow dodge the dangers of the teen years — drunk drivers, sexual assault, eating disorders, and most terrifying of all, suicidal urges.