eating disorder
Instagram isn't doing enough to tackle pro-eating disorder content
Despite the platform's efforts at moderation, and the rise of body positivity content, pro-ana accounts are easy to find. Here's what can be done.
How to Head Off an Eating Disorder Relapse During the Holidays
Even for people in recovery, unfamiliar circumstances or foods combined with too-familiar families can lead to relapse.
This Is When I Realized I Had to Cut Ties With My Mother
The "last-straw incident" describes the moment of clarity people have when they know a relationship needs to end.
What It's Like Having Sex While in Recovery from an Eating Disorder
After Laura Hearn left a residential treatment facility for an eating disorder, she didn't just need to reset her relationship with food: she had to learn how to exist as a sexual being in the world.
This Is What it's Like to Have the World's Most Deadly Eating Disorder
For one teen, the turning point came when her heart stopped beating for half a minute.
Here's What MDMA Did for My Anxiety That Meds Couldn't
"I don’t have an opinion on what anyone else should do, but numbing the fear was not the answer for me."
Why Eating Disorders Affect Body Odour
Some sufferers say they observe a smell like Play-Doh, others say it's more like ammonia.
Why Are So Many Nutrition Students Struggling With Eating Disorders?
We spoke to four people involved in health education about why studying nutrition can be so unhealthy.
Body Positivity Hasn't Defeated the Thinspo Blog
To find out why, we spoke to a teen running one of Tumblr's most popular pro-anorexia pages.
Uni Doctors Talk About the Worst Student Diets They've Seen
Turns out your KFC diet isn't good for you.
The Diabetic Women Who Skip Insulin to Lose Weight
It's hugely under-diagnosed, but the risks of this little-known eating disorder include blindness, limb amputation, and early loss of life.