AMES, Iowa -- The parents of a 19-year old who died after a yearlong struggle with bulimia will be the headline speakers for Iowa State University's Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week ...

Raising children to have a good relationship with food and their bodies is one of the best ways to promote good self-esteem ...

A male high school student sitting alone at a cafeteria. The socioeconomic landscape for Gen Z and Gen Alpha has undergone a noticeable shift since 2020. We already know how the pandemic disrupted ...

Diet pills fueled the thin beauty standard in the 1990s. Are GLP-1 pills sending us back in time? Experts share the ...

Eating disorders are severe mental disorders that significantly impact a person’s emotional well-being, physical health, and everyday functioning. All eating disorders are characterized by ...

Black coffee and lettuce was the diet suggested for Laurel Jeffrey 24 years ago as a dance student at a theater school. The University senior and psychology major, now 46 years old, took her dance ...

Body image concerns and eating disorders don’t take a summer break. In fact, research suggests the opposite may be true. The summer months have long been tied to unrealistic body ideals, as diet ...

The socioeconomic landscape for Gen Z and Gen Alpha has undergone a noticeable shift since 2020. We already know how the pandemic disrupted schools and first jobs, but a secondary, more persistent ...