Young patients who starve themselves risk bradycardia, anemia, bone loss—and even death. Yet few patients receive proper care, experts say. She’s starving but not hungry and skeletally thin but says ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric condition of restrictive eating, severe weight loss, and a fear of weight gain. The tremendous strain that AN puts on the body can contribute to many medical ...

Anorexia is a severe psychiatric condition and the eating disorder with the highest mortality rate. Without treatment, it can cause health complications that may lead to multiple organ failure. Also ...

All forms of anorexia nervosa feature behaviors of calorie restriction. When you primarily manage your weight through dieting, fasting, and excessive exercise, you may be living with restricting type ...

Adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa is associated with significantly lower likelihood of full-time employment over a 30-year period, higher long-term health care utilization, and increased reliance on ...

Understand how anorexia nervosa affects your body and mind over time. Learn the signs, causes, and how nervosa anorexia ...

Tens of millions of adults and teens in the U.S. are affected by a wide range of mental health disorders. The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health notes that some of the most common ones include ...

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition presented a neurobiological model supporting a therapeutic ketogenic diet (TKD) for anorexia nervosa (AN). This model integrates ...