8 ways to manage body image anxiety after lockdown

After over a year of stress eating and seeing each other only through screens, anxiety over changes in physical appearance can make socializing again a daunting prospect.

Tracy Tylka, Professor of Psychology, The Ohio State University • conversation
June 14, 2021 ~8 min

Increase in US Eating Disorders During Pandemic

VOA Learning English • voa
June 7, 2021 ~6 min


Family meals are good for the grown-ups, too, not just the kids

All that planning, shopping, prepping, serving and cleaning can pay off with better physical and mental health for all members of the family.

Anne Fishel, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Harvard University • conversation
April 30, 2021 ~9 min

Is this protein a target for eating disorder drugs?

New research in mice indicates a potential drug target for eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, a protein called melanocortin 3 receptor.

Emily Kagey-U. Michigan • futurity
April 27, 2021 ~6 min

Stress does not lead to loss of self-control in eating disorders, study finds

A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control – leading to binge-eating –

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 12, 2021 ~8 min

Unwanted weight gain or weight loss during the pandemic? Blame your stress hormones

It's been a stressful year, and for 61% of US adults, a year of unwanted weight change too. This isn't surprising, as stress, eating and motivation are all linked through hormones in the brain.

Lina Begdache, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
April 2, 2021 ~6 min

Is your COVID stress eating actually a disorder?

An expert digs into how stress during the pandemic can change eating habits and how to tell the difference between stress eating and an eating disorder.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 23, 2021 ~8 min

Would you eat indoors at a restaurant? We asked five health experts

Experts weigh in on whether they will sit and eat at a restaurant.

Thomas A. Russo, Professor and Chief, Infectious Disease, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo • conversation
Dec. 23, 2020 ~9 min


Meal-based support can work for adults with anorexia

Adults with anorexia nervosa can tolerate rapid weight gain when done with meal-based behavioral support, researchers say.

Vanessa McMains-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 10, 2020 ~5 min

App eases eating disorder symptoms for college women

Stigma surrounding eating disorders may keep young adults on college campuses from seeking treatment. A new app may help change that.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 8, 2020 ~8 min

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