Eating Disorder Stereotypes and the Damage They Do
Stereotypes about who is at risk for eating disorders do harm. We need to change our viewpoint!
Category Archives: bulimia nervosa
Diabetes and Eating Disorders—A Dangerous Combination
By Baiyu Qi, MPH, PhD student UNC Department of Epidemiology The co-occurrence of diabetes and eating disorders has been receiving considerable attention in the medical community (Coleman & Caswell, 2020). […]
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.
Learn How Your Eating Behaviors Change in Response to Hormones: CEED Launches New Research Studies Targeting Ovarian Hormones in Eating Disorders
Dr. Jessica Baker, Associate Professor at CEED, is launching a new series of research studies examining how and why ovarian hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone, influence eating behaviors in […]
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 […]
