Tag: eating disorder

Although the phrase “eating disorder” is included in the name, eating disorders are about much more than food. They are complicated mental health problems that often need the involvement of medical and psychiatric professionals to reverse their trajectory. These disorders refer to the conditions related to persistent eating behaviours and habits which affect many other…

Are you an Apple or a Pear? A new study has shown that women with apple-shaped bodies, those who store more fat in their trunk and abdominal regions, may be at particular risk when it comes to eating episodes during which they experience a sense of “loss of control”. The research, conducted at Drexel University,…