Eating disorders have the second-highest mortality rate of any mental illness. And yet, they're often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed because of stereotypes and stigmas encountered by patients. However ...

Eating disorders are a silent epidemic among men — potentially 40% of all cases by some estimates. Stigma and gender bias keep eating disorders in men from being discovered or taken seriously. Binge ...

At first glance, Paul '07 looks like a model student. He is successful academically, boasts an athletic build and handsome features and is a key player on a varsity sports team. Like an estimated ...

Food was cathartic for Max Sala, something that held his life together and at the same time tore it apart. As a child he ate for comfort, arriving for his freshman year of high school, as he put it, ...

It can be hard to raise awareness for something that's often silent and looks healthy. SUMMERS: But for some boys and young men, that intense workout could be a sign of an eating disorder masked ...

Season two of the series Heartstopper on Netflix brings out an issue that is often hidden — male eating disorders. Centered on two teenage boys in love, the show helps bust the common perception that ...

Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Psychologist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. He maintains a private psychotherapy ...

But some become engrossed with caloric intake and body shape. The obsession begins to affect daily life, to the exclusion of relationships and activities. Men with eating disorders are less likely to ...

Most people believe that eating disorders and body image issues primarily affect women — and that's wrong. When you see a close friend or loved one struggling with an eating disorder, the obvious ...

Transgender men experience high rates of eating disorders due to dysphoria, intense social stigma, and a desire for control in a world that deprives them of it, according to an investigation by LGBTQ+ ...

Tim Tollefson is a professional ultra-runner, a two-time Olympic marathon trials qualifier and a three-time USA Track and Field trail national champion. But what most people don’t know is that despite ...