Eating and Food Issues

Eating disorders can be difficult to understand and a challenge to treat. As they are extremely dangerous to a person’s health, eating disorders are associated with high mortality rates. ... Read More

Eating disorders, the most lethal of all the mental health disorders, kill and maim 6 to 13% of their victims, 87% of whom are children under the age of 20. “Best practice” ... Read More

For 13 years, the International Food Information Council Foundation has conducted surveys gathering information about American food purchasing and consumption attitudes. This year, they ... Read More

What do you know about eating disorders? Much of what we hear or learn about disordered eating habits is based on myths and stereotypes rather than facts. If people don’t have accurate ... Read More

In 2013, the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), psychiatry’s primary guide for diagnoses, was published. Major revisions updated the diagnostic ... Read More

What if I told you that you could feel healthy, satisfied, balanced, and never have to diet again? You might assume I was about to sell you on the latest and greatest fad food-and-exercise ... Read More

A few months ago, I identified and acknowledged one of my biggest stressors in raising young children: mealtime. The constant battles during meals, nagging the kids to stay at the table, ... Read More

For many of us, stress is a fundamental part of life. Perhaps we tend to overextend ourselves with work, social commitments, and our personal lives. Or maybe we never turn off our many ... Read More

Food is an important element of every culture; the less of it available, the more important the meaning surrounding it. From holiday and traditional celebrations to the ritual of Sunday ... Read More

Dear GoodTherapy.org, I joined the all-natural trend years ago and loved it. I got more energy, built more muscle, stopped having stomach pains, etc. But my friends say I’m taking it ... Read More

As an eating disorder therapist, I work with people in all stages of their recovery journey. One question I am often asked is, “How do I move from body dissatisfaction to body acceptance?” To ... Read More

For many Americans, November hails the beginning of the holiday season—a time packed with secular and religious traditions. For most, that means they will be packed with another staple: ... Read More