An obsession with healthy eating can lead to addiction and eating disorders, experts have warned. As millions of people prepare to start diets in the new year, researchers said they are concerned that ...

The health impact of an eating disorder – including diabetes, renal and liver failure, as well as fractures - can last for years.

Food Addiction is currently not listed in the DSM-5 framework, a diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric ...

Some researchers and clinicians have highlighted commonalities between binge eating and alcohol and drug abuse. This observation has led to the introduction of terms such as, "compulsive overeating" ...

that their favourite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such as alcohol or ...

Research shows that, on average, someone in the United States dies from complications due to an eating disorder approximately ...

Bariatric surgeries are typically safe and require thorough preparation and follow-up. Life-threatening complications are rare, but possible.

“It was a vicious cycle... I had to re-educate myself,” Lachlan “Lucky” Munro said of his food addiction Lachlan "Lucky" Munro (2) Lachlan “Lucky” Munro struggled with food addiction at an early age ...

The holidays can be stressful for everyone, but especially those with an eating disorder. Learn how to navigate the season, ...

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