June 13, 2006 — -- Bathing suit season is upon us, and more people are hitting the gym and starting new diets trying to shed unwanted pounds. But for millions of Internet-savvy teens, a dangerous ...

Eating disorders (EDs) are psychiatric illnesses involving disordered relationships with food and pathological body weight/shape dissatisfaction. As both psychological and biological illnesses, EDs ...

In recent years, a cultural movement has emerged online that takes a positive attitude toward eating disorders. So-called pro-anorexia (or, more commonly, ‘pro-ana’) organizations differ widely.

When Tumblr debuted in early 2007, I was a sophomore in high school that desperately wanted to run away to Williamsburg. It was the height of what’s now referred to as indie sleaze, where the ...

Content warning: this story discusses disordered eating behaviors, including potentially triggering details about weights and calories. The youth-beloved AI chatbot startup Character.AI is hosting pro ...

We can all celebrate a win when we see one—and TikTok's recent ban of the “SkinnyTok” hashtag is absolutely a move in the right direction. As a tenured eating disorder clinician, the promotion of ...