Eating disorders are often regarded as a “teen issue”, but these dangerous mental illnesses affect people of all ages. In fact, a new study published in the journal BMC Medicine says eating disorders affect a “surprising” number of women in midlife. The team of researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York…
ReadSo often, eating disorders get brushed off as a “young girl’s disease” that is supposed to just fade away as a person grows up – a dangerous simplification of a real and serious disease affecting people of all ages and genders. In truth, anyone can develop an eating disorder at any point in their life,…
ReadAn increasing number of older women have been diagnosed with eating disorders in recent years. While experts can not directly explain the rising number of mothers and other middle age women being diagnosed with eating disorders, there are numerous aspects of aging they believe could contribute to the issue. Gena Hymowech recently spoke to Dr.…
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