Eating Disorders

Jackie Evancho Reveals She Has Osteoporosis Caused By Anorexia: 'I'm Still Struggling'

The "America's Got Talent" veteran told People she's "not healthy yet" but has been actively seeking therapy and finding solace in music.
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I Lived With A Self-Destructive Secret For 30 Years. Here’s What Happened When I Told.

"I’ve found I can only move forward when I stop struggling in silence and let go of the shame."
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Sophie Turner Says She Had Live-In Therapist To Treat Eating Disorder

The "Game of Thrones" star revealed the humbling advice she got from her therapist.
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I’ve Studied Body Image For 25 Years. Here’s What Boys Don't Know How To Tell You.

"Boys (and many of us adults, too) tend to think body dissatisfaction only plagues girls. But research suggests otherwise."
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I Thought I’d Conquered My Disordered Eating — Then I Got Pregnant

"At first I was only supposed to be tracking my blood glucose and not changing my diet — but I began examining everything that went into my mouth, secretly Googling whether foods were 'allowed.'”
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I've Been A Health Coach For 20 Years. Here's What Most Diet And Exercise Plans Get Wrong.

"Your assignment is to eat a pint of ice cream every night before bed," I told my client.
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Figure Skating's Eating-Disorder Problem Is Bigger Than Doping, Skaters Say

The Beijing Winter Olympics put the sport's body-image woes back in the spotlight.
By Sally Ho, AP

My Vegan Diet Looked Healthful On The Outside. Here’s What Nobody Knew.

“I never learned how to stop restricting. I’d just found a stealthier way to do it.”
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Olympic Champ Says She Skipped Beijing Games 'Because I Gained Some Weight'

The ski jumper's revelation highlighted the event's dark side as “one of the most eating-disorder plagued sports,” one official said.
By AP

PSA: You Probably Don't Need To Be Weighed At The Doctor's Office

Weigh-ins can sometimes lead to avoiding health checkups altogether. Here's how to ask your provider to skip the scale.
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