The Field of Eating Disorders Has a Problem: Let’s Fix It!
The eating disorders field must diversify to ensure that our workforce truly represents the broad impact that eating disorders have in our world.
Category Archives: anorexia nervosa
UNC CEED Announces the Launch of the Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI)
We are excited to announce the launch of the Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI), a global initiative to discover the genes that cause anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. […]
Eating Disorders in Asian Countries
Author: Ya-Ke (Grace) Wu, PhD, RN Studies of the prevalence of eating disorders have been mainly based on populations in the United States and Western Europe, but recent studies indicate […]
Every 52 Minutes: New Report Released on the Social and Economic Costs of Eating Disorders in the United States
By Lian Folger, BA Although the previous statistic quoted on the rate of eating disorder mortality was “every 62 minutes someone in the United States dies as a result of […]
Navigating Campus Dining During Covid Part 2: Special Thoughts for Individuals with Eating Disorders
by Cynthia Bulik, PhD and Sarah Faigle, RD, MPH This is Part 2 of a three part blog series on safe eating after returning to college. Part 1 focused on […]
The early impact of COVID-19 on people with eating disorders
by Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, Christine Peat, PhD, and Eric van Furth, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting mental health globally, but there are specific aspects of the pandemic […]
